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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 20 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The Very British Problems Christmas Quiz Book by Rob Temple
    The Very British Problems Christmas Quiz Book - by Rob Temple

    £14.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781408730669 | ISBN 10: 1408730669

    The perfect quiz book to get you in the Christmassy mood, to play at the office Christmas lunch or to pop into a stocking.   In Britain, it's estimated that 800 million of what traditional Christmas treat are eaten each year? Which actor giv ... more

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  • Cover image of book The 90s Activity Book (for Adults): Chilled-Out Quizzes, Puzzles, Colouring and More by Victoria Carser and Gareth Moore
    The 90s Activity Book (for Adults): Chilled-Out Quizzes, Puzzles, Colouring and More - by Victoria Carser and Gareth Moore

    £10.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529925517 | ISBN 10: 1529925517

    Take a chill pill with the best-ever decade (90s icon escapism, cool quizzes, word puzzles, colouring pages, dot-to-dots and bespoke chillout playlist)!   Stop scrolling and chill with this 100% analogue-age timeout.   Every page is a h ... more

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  • Cover image of book RHS Puzzles & Brain Teasers for Gardeners by Simon Akeroyd and Dr Gareth Moore
    RHS Puzzles & Brain Teasers for Gardeners - by Simon Akeroyd and Dr Gareth Moore

    £16.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781784729127 | ISBN 10: 1784729124

    RHS Puzzles & Brain Teasers for Gardeners is a beautifully illustrated collection of 100 quizzes and puzzles to test the horticultural and botanical knowledge of gardeners and plant lovers everywhere.   Testing everything from your knowledge ... more

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  • Cover image of book RSPB Garden Birdwatcher
    RSPB Garden Birdwatcher's Puzzle Book - by Dominic Couzens

    £16.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781856755085 | ISBN 10: 1856755088

    Put your birdwatching expertise to the test and learn more about the birds in your garden with this new puzzle book from the RSPB!  Do you know what the smallest bird in your garden is? And whose birdsong sounds like ‘tea-cher, tea-cher, tea-ch ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Black British Quiz Book by Prtyhere
    The Black British Quiz Book - by Prtyhere

    £12.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008584313 | ISBN 10: 0008584311

    Dive into this fun and entertaining quiz book from the UK’s biggest Black British pub quiz!  Get your thinking caps on because it’s time to test your knowledge on all things Black and British, with rounds on everything from music, sport, ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Mindfulness Activity Book: Calming Puzzles to Help You Relax by Anna Barnes
    The Mindfulness Activity Book: Calming Puzzles to Help You Relax - by Anna Barnes

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781800076792 | ISBN 10: 1800076797

    Take a moment to unwind with this activity book, packed with calming puzzles, breathing exercises and colouring pages.  The wonderful thing about mindfulness is there are so many ways to practise it, and it's no surprise that colouring and puzzle ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Book Lover
    The Book Lover's Joke Book - by Alex Johnson

    £9.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780712354516 | ISBN 10: 0712354514

    I slipped over in the library this morning. It was the non-friction section.  The Book Lover’s Joke Book is the funniest book about books you’ll ever read. You’ll find jokes about writers, agents, publishers, librarians, grammar, poet ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Language Lover
    The Language Lover's Puzzle Book - by Alex Bellos

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781783352197 | ISBN 10: 1783352191

    From the bestselling author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword addicts and language-lovers of all stripes.   Can you decipher the cod ... more

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  • Cover image of book Abject Quizzery: The Thoroughly Depressing Quiz Book by Karl Shaw
    Abject Quizzery: The Thoroughly Depressing Quiz Book - by Karl Shaw

    £12.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781910400661 | ISBN 10: 1910400661

    SNUFF OUT YOUR INNER OPTIMIST AND JUSTIFY YOUR CONSTANT GLOOM WITH THE ULTIMATE QUIZ BOOK FOR THESE DEPLORABLE TIMES.  Contains 834 questions, all with dispiriting answers, such as: 1. At what age does the human brain begin to deteriorate? 2. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain by Gareth Moore
    The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain - by Gareth Moore

    £14.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781409184713 | ISBN 10: 1409184714

    The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers!   In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regiona ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lonely Planet
    Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel Quiz Book - by Lonely Planet

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781788681230 | ISBN 10: 1788681231

    Pit your worldly wits against family and friends, or just challenge yourself, with this ultimate travel trivia book. With head-scratching questions on everything from geography and culture to history, wildlife and transport, it’s a fun and challeng ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bird Brain: Over 2,400 Questions to Test Your Bird Knowledge by Various authors
    Bird Brain: Over 2,400 Questions to Test Your Bird Knowledge - by Various authors

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780008315740 | ISBN 10: 0008315744

    An ornithological quiz book packed with challenging questions for birders, based on the popular ‘Bird Brain of Britain’ contest at the annual BirdFair.  The British Birdwatching Fair, held every August at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, attra ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Penguin Book of Puzzles by Gareth Moore
    The Penguin Book of Puzzles - by Gareth Moore

    £12.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780718188627 | ISBN 10: 0718188624

    For the puzzle fanatic. A collection of challenges from throughout history, featuring some of the greatest ever puzzle masters...   A Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century) There is a house. The blind enter it and then come out seeing. What i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bletchley Park Brainteasers by Sinclair McKay
    Bletchley Park Brainteasers - by Sinclair McKay

    £12.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781472252609 | ISBN 10: 1472252608

    Put your brain to the test with never-before-seen mind benders, riddles and puzzles inspired by the code breakers of Bletchley Park.   Would you love to master morse code? Could you have have outsmarted an enigma machine? Would your love of ch ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Monkman And Seagull Quiz Book by Bobby Seagull and Eric Monkman
    The Monkman And Seagull Quiz Book - by Bobby Seagull and Eric Monkman

    £12.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781911335993 | ISBN 10: 1911335995

    "Monkman and Seagull show that a lot of knowledge is a wonderful thing and they do it with style, charm and endearing gusto."(Stephen Fry) You probably know them best from March’s electrifying University Challenge semi-final, which saw two of th ... more

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  • Cover image of book Alice
    Alice's Puzzles in Wonderland - by Richard Wolfrik Galland

    £7.99   hardback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781780976754 | ISBN 10: 1780976755

    Take a trip down the rabbit hole into a wondrous world of riddles and enigmas. In this fabulous collection you will discover a host of challenging puzzles, some will be familiar, while others are curiouser... and curiouser. ... more

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  • Cover image of book F in Exams Joke Book: The Best (and Worst) Jokes and Test Paper Blunders by Richard Benson
    F in Exams Joke Book: The Best (and Worst) Jokes and Test Paper Blunders - by Richard Benson

    £5.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781849537759 | ISBN 10: 1849537755

    Getting up at the crack of dawn, wearing school uniform, squabbles in the schoolyard, endless homework... those were the best days of your life!  It’s time to relive them with this new collection of side-splitting jokes and ridiculous exam answe ... more

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  • Cover image of book 101 Things to Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone by Ilka Heinemann
    101 Things to Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone - by Ilka Heinemann

    £5.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781780722467 | ISBN 10: 178072246x

    Our phones have become a constant distraction; it’s time we put them down and rediscovered the simple art of taking a few minutes out.   This book offers an imaginative list of games and tips aimed at curing us of our portable tech addiction. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Tommy Cooper All in One Joke Book by Tommy Cooper, compiled by John Fisher
    Tommy Cooper All in One Joke Book - by Tommy Cooper, compiled by John Fisher

    £12.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781848093126 | ISBN 10: 1848093128

    My wife is a magician, yesterday she turned our car into a tree.   A big white horse walks into a pub. The barman says, 'we have a drink named after you.' The horse says, 'what? Eric?'   I said, 'waiter, what's that in my soup?' he said ... more

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  • Cover image of book What is the Name of This Book? The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles by Raymond M. Smullyan
    What is the Name of This Book? The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles - by Raymond M. Smullyan

    £8.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780486481982 | ISBN 10: 0486481980

    If you're intrigued by puzzles and paradoxes, these 200 mind-bending logic puzzles, riddles, and diversions will thrill you with challenges to your powers of reason and common sense.   Raymond M. Smullyan — a celebrated mathematician, logician ... more

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