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Wit

By: Des MacHale

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So begins Wit, a collection of hilarious quotes from the famous and infamous by author Des MacHale. MacHale has been collecting quotes over the past 20 years from books, magazines, newspapers, radio, television, film, and any other source imaginable. His criteria for "quotable" quotes is stringent: They must be fresh, concise, and above all, funny! Categorized into 20 chapters such as Food; Politics; Religion; Social Behavior and Manners; Love, Sex, Marriage, Men, and Women; and Lawyers and other Professions, Wit is guaranteed to double up any reader with laughter. The list of hundreds of celebrities' uproarious, provocative, and sometimes downright dim-witted words includes such quips as: "For some reason, a glaze passes over people's faces when you say Canada." -Sondra Gottliebo. "If it sells, it's art." -Frank Lloydo "I owe a lot to my parents-especially my mother and father." -Gary Player. Wit is refreshingly honest and funny and is sure to become a best-seller!

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740733303

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9780740733307

The Book of Cavan Man Jokes

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The Book of Cavan Man Jokes

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Contains hundreds of jokes, stories, and other tomfoolery from the Cavan Man.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856355160

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9781856355162

The Who, What and Where Book of Brain Bafflers

50 Whodunits and Puzzles for the Junior Detective

By: Joseph Rosenbloom,Keith Kay,Des MacHale,Paul Sloane,Jim Sukach

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The Who, What and Where Book of Brain Bafflers

50 Whodunits and Puzzles for the Junior Detective

By: Joseph Rosenbloom,Keith Kay,Des MacHale,Paul Sloane,Jim Sukach

Amazing mazes, crafty whodunits, marvelous visual tricks, sly lateral thinking puzzles, and stupefying optical illusions: all these fun challenges--packaged in a cool book that's shaped like a magnifying glass--will give kids a brain workout they'll really enjoy. Every page has a picture of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 magnifying glasses; that symbol indicates how easy or treacherously difficult the puzzle will be. For example, finding the guilty party in "Foul Play," a one-glass Dr. Quicksolve mystery, should be relatively simple for budding sleuths. The "Mystery Ruins" maze (3), where you must get from point A to point B through a series of small and winding paths, is harder. And you'll need very sharp eyes and a sharp mind to solve "Circle Quest," a 5 magnifying glass optical illusion. One thing's for sure: by the time kids are done with every one of these, they'll feel super-smart.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402706812

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9781402706813

Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des Machale

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Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des Machale

Our lateral thinking experts, Sloane and MacHale, have re-donned their proverbial thinking caps to bring solvers another selection of thought-provoking puzzles. Each one presents a mini-scenario, and it's up to you to discover the secret twist. Thinking outside the box has never been so much fun.

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1402755317

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Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

We never grow tired of good news how come' mysteries of this kind....These story brainteasers are often solved in groups...with solvers asking yes-or-no questions of the puzzle poser (the one holding this book, perhaps). A novel feature of this volume is a Clues' section containing sample questions and answers, allowing you to play along solitaire."--Games World of Puzzles. 96 pages, 24 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

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0806905530

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9780806905532

The Mind-Challenge Puzzle Book

By: Emily Cox,Paul Sloane,Henry Hook,Henry Rathvon,Des Machale

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The Mind-Challenge Puzzle Book

By: Emily Cox,Paul Sloane,Henry Hook,Henry Rathvon,Des Machale

Think ordinary conundrums are just too humdrum? Do you finish crossword puzzles in ink and in no time flat? Then get ready for a serious test of your skills, with the ultimate in mental challenges. We've got crosswords of course; more than 50 tough, "regular" ones. But you'll also enjoy dozens and dozens more of different varieties, including devilish "Crushwords" where you have to put more than one letter in each square, and mind-blowing math and logic teasers known as pixel puzzles, where if your answers are correct you'll create a picture of success! And if that isn't enough, you'll also find word puzzles that demand "lateral thinking," and may well be the truest test of your abilities.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402704771

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9781402704772

Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Are you good at thinking outside the box? Do you consider yourself logical? And, most important of all, do you love a good challenge? Then this Mensa collection of devious brain-bafflers will entertain you -- and your friends and family -- for hours.

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1402732767

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9781402732768

The World's Biggest Book of Brainteasers & Logic Puzzles

By: Norman D. Willis,Paul Sloane,Des Machale,Michael A. DiSpezio,Kurt Smith

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The World's Biggest Book of Brainteasers & Logic Puzzles

By: Norman D. Willis,Paul Sloane,Des Machale,Michael A. DiSpezio,Kurt Smith

What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402733720

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9781402733727

Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Lateral thinking is the key to solving these tantalizing puzzles. Packed with hundreds of brain teasers and mathematical problems, the book will test kids' powers of logic, and patience! "The logic, reasoning, and calculating required by the problems...will delight and torment puzzle fans."--Booklist. "Ninety-one how come' mysteries....We never get enough of these."--Games.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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0806986719

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9780806986715

The Jesus Jokebook

By: Des MacHale

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The Jesus Jokebook

By: Des MacHale

It's fairly clear that God has a sense of humour: you only have to look at some of his creations to see it! How often have you wanted to say something witty about the son of God when you're slumped in your pew in church, waiting for the priest to hurry up and finish his sermon? This book contains jokes about Jesus.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856355624

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9781856355629

Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

The latest in the hugely popular series of think-out-of-the box brainteasers, including Classic Lateral Thinking Challenges and Colorful Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Here's how you play the game and figure out these perplexing puzzles: take one of the scenarios, and with the help of a friend who looks at the answer, pose a series of yes and no questions until, by a process of elimination and deduction, you arrive at the solution. If you get stuck--and everyone does from time to time--there are additional clues to push you along. Keep trying and you will reach that glorious "aha!" moment when everything becomes crystal clear. In no time at all you'll have sharpened your wits...and become an accomplished lateral thinker.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402703805

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9781402703805

Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Stand out from the pack--don't think conventionally, think laterally! And, you can start developing well-honed mental skills with more than 80 braintwisting puzzles that test your creativity and smarts. At first it might not seem as if there's enough information to solve them, but if you just persist, you'll come up with the logical answers. Some of the conundrums come from real life: try to figure out how the Greek playwright Aeschylus could have been killed by a tortoise or how the truth about Mary Queen of Scots' baldness was finally revealed. Or, give this a shot: A runner was awarded a prize for winning a marathon. But, the judges disqualified him when they saw a picture of his wristwatch. Why? Happy puzzling! Answer: A picture of the runner early in the race showed him wearing his watch on his right wrist. When he crossed the finishing line it was on his left wrist. The judges investigated and found that one man had run the first half and his identical twin brother ran the second half of the race.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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0806944706

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9780806944708

Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

A man writes the same number, and nothing else, on 20 sheets of paper. Why?" "A man went around the world in a ship. Yet he was always in sight of land. How come?" These are examples of lateral thinking puzzles. You're given a statement about a situation that you have to use as a starting point to arrive at a particular explanation or solution. Often there can be many possible scenarios to explain the puzzle, but the challenge is that you have to find the "right" answer. Typically the puzzles contain insufficient information for you to immediately figure out the solution (clues are provided). When you get stuck, attack the problem from a new direction--think laterally! Not only are these puzzles fun, they also help to develop skills in questioning, deduction, logic, and, of course, lateral thinking. Answers: It's January and he is writing the date of the year on all the checks in his checkbook to avoid putting last year's date by mistake; He was an astronaut in a space ship. 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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0806912480

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9780806912486

Yet More Wit

By: Des MacHale

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Yet More Wit

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The third volume in the collection of witty remarks, joining Wit and More Wit. Des MacHale, Mathematics Professor, University College, Cork, and lifetime collector of funny quips and devastating repartee brings the reader another collection.

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1853753378

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9781853753374

Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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0806912480

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Sneaky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Sneaky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Smart thinking--but not straight thinking. To crack these brain-testing puzzles you can't go for the obvious: instead, be a little "twisted" and look at the problem from a new perspective. Most are in the form of tricky little mysteries ... and you won't rest till you've figured them out. The strange situations will test your assumptions, open your mind, and encourage creative questioning."--Amazon website.

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Sterling

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0806988878

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9780806988870

Irish Signs and Notices

By: Des MacHale,Desmond MacHale

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Irish Signs and Notices

By: Des MacHale,Desmond MacHale

What is it about a sign or a notice that often provokes hilarity? The message is condensed, space is at a premium, and the sign or notice often loses its meaning, or indeed acquires a whole new meaning, sometimes unintended, and in many delicious cases, quite rude. To put this book together Des MacHale has scoured public toilets (not literally!) hotels, churches, shops and supermarkets, garage forecourts, car stickers, undertakers (surprisingly funny), pubs and bars, buses, trains, factories, schools and colleges, farms, newspapers, sports clubs, and indeed just about anywhere sigs and notices are displayed in Ireland. The results are hilarious and add yet another dimension to Irish humour, already known to be among the best in the world.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856356582

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9781856356589

Logical Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Logical Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

More than ninety brain teasers test powers of logic - and sense of humor - with word and number puzzles illustrated by cartoons.

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Sterling Publishing (NY)

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0806986700

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9780806986708

Mind-Bending Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Des MacHale

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Mind-Bending Lateral Thinking Puzzles

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Part of a fun range of pocket-sized puzzle books for adults. The lateral thinking puzzles in this book were compiled by Des MacHale, an expert in the field of lateral thinking, who has published more than 50 books in a range of subjects from humour to puzzles. The cryptic conundrums he has put together in this book are designed to trip you up and catch you out. Some are relatively easy, others are decidedly difficult but all are perfectly possible - if you think laterally!

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1899712232

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Improve Your Lateral Thinking

Puzzles to Challenge Your Mind

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Improve Your Lateral Thinking

Puzzles to Challenge Your Mind

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Develop lateral thinking skills and improve brain power. The goal is to find a logical explanation for what appears to be an illogical situation. Do the puzzles with a friend, taking turns being puzzle setter and solver. By asking yes-or-no questions the solver attempts to find the solution within 20 minutes. One of "The Year's best puzzle books."--Games World of Puzzles. 96 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

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0806913746

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Cunning Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Cunning Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Paul Sloane and Des MacHale--the wily puzzle masters who have written several lateral thinking collections--are back with more tear-your-hair-out challenges. And once again, the purpose of their devious conundrums is to force solvers to think outside of the box. Instead of jumping to obvious conclusions, players have to ask lots of questions, use their imagination, piece together the subtlest clues, and come at the problem from a variety of perspectives. Here’s how to do it: one person, who knows the solution, takes questions. The answers help narrow down the possible explanations--and the more logic, creativity, and sheer determination that go into the queries, the better the chance of success!

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402732759

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9781402732751

The Bumper Book of Kerryman Jokes

By: Des MacHale

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The Bumper Book of Kerryman Jokes

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The biggest and best collection of Kerryman jokes ever published!

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856354709

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9781856354707

Logical Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Logical Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

More than ninety brain teasers test powers of logic - and sense of humor - with word and number puzzles illustrated by cartoons.

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Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Classic Lateral Thinking Challenges

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Classic Lateral Thinking Challenges

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Here's the way lateral thinking puzzles work: you're given a mysterious situation with no apparent solution. But there's a challenging twist: the puzzles do not contain sufficient information to uncover the answer. In order to figure out the solution, you must ask questions. When you reach a dead end with one line of inquiry, try another approach-that's where the lateral thinking comes in. Keep an open mind, check your assumptions, and have a great time! Book jacket.

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Main Street Press

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140272361X

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Cunning Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Brain-Busting Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Brain-Busting Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

Presents a collection of puzzles that require creative and alternative problem-solving skills, rated from easy to very difficult, and includes clues and answers.

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1402712499

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9781402712494

The Who, What and Where Book of Brain Bafflers

50 Whodunits and Puzzles for the Junior Detective

By: Joseph Rosenbloom,Keith Kay,Des MacHale,Paul Sloane,Jim Sukach

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The Who, What and Where Book of Brain Bafflers

50 Whodunits and Puzzles for the Junior Detective

By: Joseph Rosenbloom,Keith Kay,Des MacHale,Paul Sloane,Jim Sukach

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Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

By: Paul Sloane,Des MacHale

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Wisdom

By: Des MacHale

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Wisdom

By: Des MacHale

The bestselling author of the Wit books presents a brand new compilation of quotations covering all the big question in life: love and happiness, politics and religion, good and evil.

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