[PDF] Life As A Jigsaw Puzzle eBook

Author : A.J. Jacobs
Publisher : Crown
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,10 MB
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0593136721

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. “Even though I’ve never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik’s Cube, I couldn’t put down The Puzzler.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before Look for the author’s new podcast, The Puzzler, based on this book! What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs—four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder—set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world—including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America’s top puzzle-makers, and a hidden, super-challenging but solvable puzzle—The Puzzler will open readers’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker—for these are certainly puzzling times.

Author : Georges Perec
Publisher : Collins Harvill Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Set in a Paris apartment block, this novel describes in minute detail the lives of the inhabitants and the apartments they inhabit at a specific moment in time.

Author : Joe Jordan
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2019-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1490797068

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There are many questions that almost every person ask at some point in life. Many puzzle over the implications of various potential answers before giving up and deciding to keep on living just for the moment—not concerned with any cosmic purpose or destiny.

Author : Anne Welker
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2018-03-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781979384162

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Anne Welker also known as Nini by her family, is an 84 year old, determined to fulfill her dreams. Nothing can stop this powerhouse from accomplishing any desire God has placed in her heart. She has written about her faith and some of her most cherished and challenging memories for all to read.

Author : Kimberly Becknell Williams
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2017-02-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781532723100

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Metaphorically, I like to think when we are born we have lots of jigsaw puzzle pieces inside our bodies that must be put together to complete our souls, our atman. Some of our puzzles pieces are missing in the beginning and we have to find them. Others are just scattered and must be reconnected. By walking through life, we happen upon people and experiences that are the missing or disconnected pieces of our puzzles, the link to our souls. Matching puzzle pieces might be found hiking in the woods, climbing a tree or watching an osprey in flight. At the beach, it might be the sound of waves crashing on the shore or gazing at the sunset over the ocean. Other pieces might fit together during a long conversation with an old friend or a hug from someone who understands. More parts fit together in simple pleasures like the smell of freshly-mown grass, picking the first tomato of the season or seeing several deer in the yard. Or the puzzle pieces might connect in more complex ways like learning a new language, finishing a marathon or writing a book. During rough times, someone or something could dismantle the puzzle and you have to start all over. It's a book you can pick up where you left off. It's not intended to be read straight through. I still have some missing pieces and so do you if you're reading this. One day my puzzle will be finished and yours will be too. Walk with me now...

Author : Jill Marie Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 2021-04-07
Category :
ISBN :

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Just as during the years of the Spanish Influenza (1918) and the Great Depression (1929-33), these days jigsaw puzzles of all types are having a renaissance. We can thank this phenomenon in part to two main factors-the Coronavirus (Covid19) pandemic and social media. The virus has caused the closing of many businesses and quarantined families within their homes.Also, social media has heavily promoted jigsaw puzzling, yet ironically, and at the same time, we yearn to disconnect from social media. We want to slow down the busyness and the cacophony of day-to-day life. We yearn to return to quieter, more peaceful hobbies and practices.In this fun book, you will: -Learn about the origins of the earliest jigsaw puzzles.-Examine the evolution of puzzle creation over the centuries.-Consider the physical and social benefits of working puzzles.-Read fascinating accounts of other eccentric and award-winning puzzlers.-Acquire the resources to start or continue your own puzzle hobby.-Think about the life lessons that parallel aspects of puzzle assembling.-Marvel at the puzzle innovations of the future.Come! Gather with your loved ones, young and old, around the puzzle table. Challenging fun and good conversation await!

Author : Smita Bapat-Joshi
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2020-12-14
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ISBN :

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About the book: This is the story of a journey of Siddharth and his parents as they fought through Siddharth's multiple life endangering and debilitating hardships since his birth. The journey was not exactly a pleasant one. The fight was on many battlefronts- medical, educational, physical, psychological, social, personal and it was a see-saw of hope and despair, joy and grief, euphoria and gloom. Jigsaw puzzles, introduced to Siddharth as a therapy, became a passion in which he excelled and that gave him a distinct identity. For Siddharth's parents, jigsaw puzzles became a metaphor for life and the journey a tutor on the purport of life. This book is a frank and personal conversation where Siddharth's parents take you through this journey, share their good and bad experiences, things that they learnt, knowingly or unknowingly, and what they could and could not achieve. It is a note of hope and positivity against the vicissitudes and frailties of existence. "I make no pretense of saying that what I did or said is right or is the gospel truth nor do I want to prescribe any course of action to you. Certainly, I wish to neither capitalize nor garner sympathies for what we went through. But if this story inspires someone, keeps their hopes alive or, wittingly or unwittingly, helps you relate to the jigsaw puzzle in your life, helps you fit its piece or two then I would consider this worth the effort. Each one of you are anyway solving your own puzzle in your own way." About the Author: Smita Bapat-Joshi's first Marathi book, Siddharth, whose free translation this book is, was published in May 2019 by renowned Rajhans Publications. It was received well. This prompted Bhushan, her husband & Siddharth's father, to pen this English version of the same. Smita is an M. Sc. of University of Mumbai (Bombay) while Bhushan is IITB and IIMB alumnus. Siddharth, Smita and Bhushan reside in Pune.