mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 01 2008 | books, puzzles, crosswords, roy leban
Roy Leban did puzzle #16 in this crossword collection from the New York Times.
Quoted: Amazon.com: The New York Times Will Shortz Presents I Love Crosswords: From the Pages of The New York Times (Will Shortz Presents...): The New York Times, Will Shortz: Books
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 19 2007 | books, puzzles, sudoku
My friend Roy's new puzzle book. You can pre-order from Amazon now.
Quoted: Amazon.com: Who-doku: Sudoku with Personality: Books: Roy Leban by Roy Leban
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 27 2007 | books, top 10, lists, puzzles, ncaa
I heard an interview with the author (Mark Reiter) on NPR. This sounds like a really fun book. If you like "top ten lists" - this is even better. By arranging candidates in brackets (and even composing regional tournaments), you can come up with many interesting ways of comparing and rating things.
Quoted: Amazon.com: The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything: Books: Mark Reiter,Richard Sandomir,Nigel Holmes by Mark Reiter,Richard Sandomir,Nigel Holmes
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 22 2006 | books, math, problem solving, polya, puzzles
The classic problem solving text - Microsoft gave us a copy of this book when we first joined in 1983!
Quoted: Amazon.com: How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library): Books: G. Polya by G. Polya
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 19 2006 | books, puzzles, scrabble
Derek mentioned he's reading this. I think I have this at home - just haven't gotten around to reading it.
Quoted: Amazon.com: Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive ScrabblePlayers: Books: Stefan Fatsis by Stefan Fatsis
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 21 2005 | Sudoku, Puzzles, books
Sent this to my Dad. Now he (and his wife) are HOOKED! Bwa ha ha ha!
Quoted: Amazon.com: Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2 : 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Sudoku Easy to Hard): Books: Will Shortz,Peter Ritmeester by Will Shortz,Peter Ritmeester
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