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399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young. Paperback – Illustrated, September 25, 2012

by Nancy Linde (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7,652 ratings
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Cross-train your brain. All it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day of playing the right games. (It’s fun.)

Exercising your brain is like exercising your body—with the right program, you can keep your brain young, strong, agile, and adaptable. Organized on an increasing scale of difficulty from “Warm-up” to “Merciless,” here are 399 puzzles, trivia quizzes, brainteasers, and word game that are both fun and engaging to play, and are expertly designed to give your brain the kind of workout that stimulates neurogenesis, the process of rejuvenating the brain by growing new brain cells.

Target Six Key Cognitive Functions:

1. Long-Term Memory. 2. Working Memory. 3. Executive Functioning. 4. Attention to Detail. 5. Multitasking. 6. Processing Speed.
 
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  1. Reading age
    6 years and up
  2. Print length
    424 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    7.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  5. Publisher
    Workman Publishing Company
  6. Publication date
    September 25, 2012
  7. ISBN-10
    0761168257
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0761168256
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A lively and unexpected mix of word puzzles, trivia challenges, picture games, tongue twisters, logic conundrums, and more, each designed to work one of six cognitive functions while providing a fun break in the daily routine.

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Nancy Linde created and runs Never2Old4Games.com, an online subscription service for activities professionals working with senior citizens at assisted living residences, retirement communities, senior centers, and other senior-serving organizations. She has produced, written, and directed more than a dozen documentary films, including for the PBS series NOVA. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company; Illustrated edition (September 25, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761168257
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761168256
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7,652 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Exercising the brain
After Christmas break and before my birthday (January ) I ordered this important book for myself and my dad who turned 72 in November , 2023. We both tried several activities and enjoyed.
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nyla bevel
5.0 out of 5 stars So much fun
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I bought this because I wanted to just play some fun puzzle games but was surprised to read the introduction. these games help with cognitive function and really do help with keeping your brain young. Super fun for any age.
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Dixie B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brain massage for mid 50's
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
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I like to do a few puzzles from this book before bed when I am not quite sleepy but want something to do until I get there. I grab this book and do a few puzzles at night before going to bed. There are an assortment of puzzles so every page is an exciting adventure. Not too easy. Not too hard. A good variety mix for various intellect. It is also a good learning tool. The puzzles are quite fun!!
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Janis R. Slack
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has activities to increase memory and problem solving skills.
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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I like everything because it tests and strengthens different skills.
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Philafan
4.0 out of 5 stars Accessible and targeted for a certain age
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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This is a fun puzzle book. It allows you to exercise your mind, without being difficult. If you want to NYT type challenge, this is not your book. I enjoy it as a fun exercise. I have to say that there are many references to things that my baby boom parents would be more familiar with, and some out of date references/language- not offensive, but dated. I think my parents would like it a lot too and probably do better with the I Love Lucy type references.
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Genre! Word puzzles and Activities. My Favorite!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019
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This is the first of 3 books by Nancy Linde, and they are my absolute favorites of this genre (brain, mind activities).
The book has many types of puzzles:

ALMA'S SHOPPING LIST - anagrams
ANAGRAMS
CLASSIC RIDDLES
COMPOUND WORD SEARCH - Put two pictures together to make a compound word. (Ex. picture of a crab +
picture of grass = crabgrass)
DOUBLE TROUBLE - Compound Words
ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
EPONYMS
FAMOUS MOVIE LINES
FIND THE WORDS - Find all words beginning with a certain letter in a picture
FINISH THE JINGLE, FINISH THE SAYING
FOLLOW THE RULES
HOMONYMS
MONTH IN HISTORY - Identify important dates
ODD MAN OUT
ONE MINUTE MADNESS - How many items you can list for a subject in one minute
PALINDROMES
PICTURE THEMES
PUT THE LIST IN ORDER
RHYME TIME - two definitions that must rhyme
RUN THE ALPHABET - Different categories where you come up with a word for every letter of the alphabet.
STINKY PINKY - Two clues, answers rhyme. (Ex. An introverted insect. Answer: SHY FLY)
TRIMBLE
WACKY WORDIES
WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? - Ex. Bowling alleys, seamstresses, and hand grenades. Answer: Pins
WHATZIT - Guess the thing from clues
WHOOZY - Guess the person from clues
WORD PARTS - Ex. The opposite of out + verdict deciders. Answer: In + jury = injury.
WORD SEARCH

This is just a small fraction of the activities. There's a large variety of activities which are all fun, interesting, and challenging.

NOTE: These are all word activities, no number puzzles such as Sudoko, etc.
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Mary L. Snow
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book to keep your mind sharp. It is also a lot of fun for trivia challenges.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
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My husband got this book for Christmas and I found him carrying it from room to room because he was enjoying it so much. I am now looking for the sequal, which I will buy for him.
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Kathy Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun exercises for improved mental function
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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Improving mental acuity following a stroke.
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Kindlewaiter
3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag of fun challenges + ridiculously outdated trivia
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2016
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We highly recommend half of this book. It's full of challenges that are accessible by almost anyone, and there's a lot of variety. For instance, you might be given two different word definitions & have to name a homonym set that fits. Or you might be tasked with listing 26 different color names, one for each letter of the alphabet. Or come up with a list of words that begin with the prefix "ant-" based on various clues. We find these types of puzzles both challenging & genuinely fun. And for most of them, they're the types of challenges that you can read aloud to a group--or to a significant other--to enjoyably while away a long road trip.

But then there's the other half of the book. That's the half filled with some of the most useless trivia from long gone eras. You might be asked about a wealthy socialite from the 1920s, or a slightly famous murder trial that took place during the Great Depression. Occasionally there are questions from the 1990s or--even more rarely--from the 2000s. But these are few & far between. For the most part, you'll get a lot of questions that you're really only likely to know if you lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.

In retrospect, the cover text is very revealing: the book claims these puzzles were designed to "keep your brain young." That makes sense if it was written with an an older audience in mind.

Bottom line: if you were born in the 1940s and enjoy word puzzles & trivia, it's a no-brainer to buy this book--you'll probably enjoy every page. If you were born in the 1970s, you're going to struggle a lot but you'll still get a lot out of it. And if you were born in the 1990s or later: enjoy the word challenges, but prepare to skip many, many pages & roll your eyes a lot.
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Lisa Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for retiree
Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2023
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This book is fun and educational.
It is based however for the USA, being a Canadian It would be even better if it had general overall information.
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Iram
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2020
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Fun but I’m not American so don’t know some of the general knowledge questions
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Adil A.
2.0 out of 5 stars America only.
Reviewed in India on May 21, 2019
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It is only for people very very femilier with Amiracan culture and its history.
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Paul Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars Einer der besten Rätselbücher!
Reviewed in Germany on May 11, 2015
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Ich bin ein richtiger Fan von Logik und Matherätsel. Das Buch ist genau das richtige für mich und meiner Freundin. Wir haben richtige Rätselstunden mit dem Buch.
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Dale Kosowan
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Variety
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2020
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This is a large collection of puzzles with a great variety of puzzle types and varying skill levels. Most puzzles and answers seem fairly easy (which give you a sense of accomplishment), however there's always a few in each puzzle that are a little more difficult and make you think a little harder, which is the whole point. I would recommend this book.
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