Matchstick puzzles are a timeless classic. In each puzzle you must transform one arrangement of matches into another using only the stipulated number of moves. This collection includes 80+ puzzles, graded into three levels of increasing difficulty. The easy puzzles are great for getting familiar with the rules and tactics, and the hard will really require you to think outside the box! Whether you wish to sketch out your solutions in the book, or try with your own matches, this superb collection with test your lateral thinking and provide hours of entertainment.
"Eleven-year-old Brian's summer turns out a lot less boring than expected when he encounters a huge, wacky house in the forest and befriends the eccentric family that lives there"--
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex Roy and Frankie are matchstick men—con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one, saves every penny. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted by the discovery that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. The kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page.
The common wooden matchstick, with its brightly colored tip and sturdy box, has inspired tricks and puzzles ever since it was invented. Here’s a collection of the most baffling matchstick puzzles of all time, from the six riddles of the nine squares to the astonishing effect of the matchstick telegraph. Can you build a bridge with just two matches? Can you balance matchstick equations? Can you calculate how many matches you would need to cover the distance from the earth to the moon? With a rating of easy, medium, or difficult for each puzzle and illustrations showing colorful matchbox covers from around the world, this fascinating potpourri of brain-benders will provide hours of amusement for young and old alike.
Fred Engh and his non-profit organization, NAYS--the National Association of Youth Sports--has positively affected the lives of millions of children throughout the country for decades, but chances are you have never heard of him or his group. What he has tried to do is make organized sports for kids fun. He has done this by training coaches to be fair, avoid playing favorites, bulling players, and stopping fans from getting out of control. He has also tried to even the playing field for children of different colors and ethnicities. From baseball to soccer to golf, he has made it his mission to let children choose to play the sport they love--no matter where they live or how well they play. And yet, the story behind how he discovered his calling in life is definitely a remarkable one of transition. The year was 1961, a year marking the start of the racial unrest that would last throughout the decade. Living in a trailer camp in Maryland with his wife and daughter children, Fred's future seemed bleak--that is, until he heard a college football coach being interviewed on a local radio show talking about becoming a Physical Education .E. teacher. The coach's words would inspire him enough to registrar at Maryland State College, a then all-black college. The things of it was, Fred Engh was white. He would become the first white student to attend Maryland State, a segregated college. His intention was not to break any racial barriers or make any headlines. He simply wanted a better life for himself and his family as an accredited teacher. What he learned from attending that college however was something he had not expected. Matchsticks: An Education in Black & White is his story. Today, when racial disparage has once again taken the form of marches, protesters, and daily news headlines, here is a tale of discovery, understanding, and personal change. A lesson still as valuable today as it was then.
Lakhmir Singhs Science is a series of books which conforms to the NCERT syllabus. The main aim of writing this series is to help students understand difficult scientific concepts in a simple manner in easy language. The ebook version does not contain CD.
Don’t play with matches! Don’t be a bully! Don’t steal! Mind your manners! I recall when I was about twelve years old and my little sister and I were told to go to bed. Of course, we were never tired at bedtime, so it was highly entertaining to conjure up stories out of my head to either scare her so bad that she couldn’t go to sleep, or make her laugh until she cried. She loved those bedtime stories, so I wrote this book of short stories to give to my grandchildren. Stories that would not only make them laugh, but could possibly be used as a tool to teach them right from wrong and how to stay out of trouble. At a very young age, children tend to be extremely trusting and vulnerable and unfortunately the world is not the safe place they think it is. “Look before you leap,” my father always said. I imagine that particular saying is still used today. Hopefully the stories in this book will encourage youngsters to think about what they do before they do it. Welcome to Sticksville.
