| The
subtitle for this book is "Refocus your thoughts and
revive your mind," and on the reverse of the cover is
a neat picture. This shows a head with a tangled brain and
one with a tidy spiral; but how do puzzles help do this?
Reading the introduction is the best place to start with this
book. In it Dr Moore explains what happens when you do puzzles
like these and why it is good therapy. There are also other
suggestions for a healthier mental life, such as getting enough
sleep and what constitutes a good mental routine. He also
gives hints for better solving, and then it is on with the
puzzles themselves. Each one takes up a page and has instructions,
so you don't already need to know how to solve Sudoku, Kakuro,
Slitherlink, and others. On the reverse of each page is the
answer, something I personally did not care for as much as
having them all at the back, but it means that it is easy
to find the right solution. Puzzles are graded beginner, advanced
and expert (no intermediate?) and you advance through the
book getting harder ones as you go. As well as the types mentioned,
there are also wordsearches, memory tests, comprehension,
and a mixture of other things. It certainly gets the brain
working and each puzzle is not too long or large so you don't
need to set aside too much time for doing one. The paper is
similar to that in puzzle magazines, being slightly rough
and absorbent; pencil marks rub out but not with too much
vigor! This book has more to it than a puzzle magazine, and
I certainly found myself unwinding as I worked through it.
This would make a great gift if you can bear to part with
it.
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Words &
Language: 10 minute brain game
Logic
and Reasoning: 10 minute brain game |