{"product_id":"9780312382735","title":"Will Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles : 100 Alphabet Riddles","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWill Shortz's Mind Games: 100 Alphabet Riddles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Shortz, NPR's Puzzlemaster, has been challenging and entertaining puzzle fans for years. Now he starts a new series of word games and brainteaser books: \u003ci\u003eMind Games\u003c\/i\u003e!  The first volume, Alphabet Riddles, contains 100 of his popular initial puzzles where every answer is a familiar two-word phrase having the same pair of initials. For example, using the initials S \u0026amp; B:\u003cbr\u003e*What's kicked at the World Cup         [SOCCER BALL]\u003cbr\u003e*Portable advertising sign                      [SANDWICH BOARD]\u003cbr\u003e*Shade of hair that's reddish yellow       [STRAWBERRY BLOND]\u003cbr\u003e*God                                                    [SUPREME BEING]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e· 100 all-new Alphabet Riddles \u003cbr\u003e· Created by legendary \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e crossword editor Will Shortz\u003cbr\u003e· Convenient portable format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A puzzling global phenomenon” —\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The biggest craze to hit \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“England's most addictive newspaper puzzle.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The latest craze in games” —\u003ci\u003eBBC News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sudoku is dangerous stuff. Forget work and family—think papers hurled across the room and industrial-sized blobs of correction fluid. I love it!” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sudokus are to the first decade of the 21st century what Rubik's Cube was to the 1970s.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Britain has a new addiction. Hunched over newspapers on crowded subway trains, sneaking secret peeks in the office, a puzzle-crazy nation is trying to slot numbers into small checkerboard grids.” —\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forget crosswords.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312382735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594938888398,"sku":"9780312382735","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3e0ee266-4238-4246-aa6e-1ea8d838d1ed.jpg?v=1637822454","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312382735","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}