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The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
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The Puzzle Instinct : The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life

\""Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles\u2014for the sheer pleasure of it\u2014and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening.\"" \u2014Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times

\""... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis.\"" \u2014Psychology Today

\""... a bristlingly clear... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles.... [A] splendid study....\"" \u2014Knight Ridder Newspapers

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\""Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles\u2014for the sheer pleasure of it\u2014and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening.\"" \u2014Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times

\""... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis.\"" \u2014Psychology Today

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\""Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles\u2014for the sheer pleasure of it\u2014and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening.\"" \u2014Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times

\""... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis.\"" \u2014Psychology Today

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