Brain Games for Dummies

By Timothy E. Parker

300 challenging puzzles to improve problem-solving skills and stimulate the brain Studies have shown that puzzles like Sudoku, crosswords, cryptograms, and other "mental aerobics" can help reduce memory loss due to normal aging and minimize the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Games For Dummies features 300 fun mental exercises that will keep readers' neurons firing: 100 crossword puzzles, 75 Sudoku puzzles, 50 word searches, 25 word scrambles, 25 cryptograms, 15 riddles, and 10 logic puzzles, along with complete solutions. Ranked by level of difficulty (easy, tricky, tough, and treacherous), these puzzles are a surefire way to boost mental fitness. The book's portable trim size makes it perfect for playing on the go or during the commute home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470373784
• ISBN13: 9780470373781
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

If You Use this Book, Maybe You'll Graduate From Being A Dummy!

Puzzles have become not just a way to spend some free time doing something fun and challenging. Now, they supposedly have the benefit of keeping your brain young, putting off the onset of dementia or Alzheimer's. So, Parker, the senior crossword puzzle editor for USA Today, has collected more than 250 puzzles, in seven different categories (crosswords, word search, Sudoku, riddles, logic, word scrambles, and cryptograms) and in four difficulty levels (easy to treacherous). The bulk of the book is crosswords and Sudoku, but the riddles and cryptograms were a nice addition. There is a short introduction on the benefit of keeping your brain "exercised", tips on solving the puzzles include in the book, and a final chapter on other puzzle-like things to do (jigsaw puzzles, math, Scrabble, Chess). the small format makes it easy to carry around on your commute, or for when every you have a few minutes and want to stretch your mental capacity some.