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MENSA Big Book of Acrostics by Michael Ashley (2008, Spiral)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSterling Publishing Co., Inc.

ISBN-101402747292

ISBN-139781402747298

eBay Product ID (ePID)59143308

Product Key Features

Book TitleMensa Big Book of Acrostics

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicCrosswords / General, Puzzles

GenreGames & Activities

AuthorMichael Ashley

Book SeriesMensa Ser.

FormatSpiral

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisGet ready to sharpen both your pencil and your wits with these 60 challenging acrostics from renowned puzzle-master Michael Ashley, a frequent contributor to Games magazine. Quotation-based acrostics are among the most popular types of puzzles, and enthusiasts of all skill levels will spend hours solving these Mensa-approved teasers. The quotations come from all fields of knowledge--literature, science, commerce, sports, and pop culture--and from such luminaries as Mark Twain, Emily Bront, Dave Barry, and others. This one is from E.M. Thomas: "As we own cats by human rules of ownership, so cats own us by cat rules." And this gem is from Alfred Hitchcock, who when asked what it was that he produced, responded "Gooseflesh.", Get ready to sharpen both your pencil and your wits with these 60 challenging acrostics from renowned puzzle-master Michael Ashley, a frequent contributor to Games magazine. Quotation-based acrostics are among the most popular types of puzzles, and enthusiasts of all skill levels will spend hours solving these Mensa-approved teasers. The quotations come from all fields of knowledgeliterature, science, commerce, sports, and pop cultureand from such luminaries as Mark Twain, Emily Bronte, Dave Barry, and others. This one is from E.M. Thomas: As we own cats by human rules of ownership, so cats own us by cat rules. And this gem is from Alfred Hitchcock, who when asked what it was that he produced, responded Gooseflesh. "