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Pocket Posh® Large Print Sudoku
Pocket Posh® Large Print Word Roundup™
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Pocket Posh® Large Print Word Roundup™ and Pocket Posh® Large Print Sudoku present
puzzle enjoyment with less eyestrain.
For easy reading and comfort, Pocket Posh® Large Print Word Roundup™ contains 100
Word Roundup™ puzzles in 16-point type and is perfect for puzzlers looking for a quick
and engaging puzzle to complete. Word Roundup™ puzzles are even more popular than
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hidden within the puzzles. The words themselves are for solvers to figure out.
Pocket Posh® Large Print Sudoku contains 100 addictive Sudoku puzzles in easy-to-read
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100 puzzles sized for easy reading and comfort, wrapped in a stylish, modern package.
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Puzzle enjoyment with less eyestrain.
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Not just for seniors. Large print is popular with stationary bike and treadmill users.
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Pocket Posh® J.R.R. Tolkien
Pocket Posh® Sherlock Holmes
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storytelling.
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n J.R.R. Tolkien is the father of modern fantasy literature. His books
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herlock Holmes is a superhero for the modern age. Sir Arthur
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professionally constructed puzzles and games. Updated daily and
boasting a gaming archive of more than 8,000 puzzles, the Puzzle
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Pocket Posh® Puzzle Books
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Sudoku 11
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Sukendo® 3
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Pocket Posh® Sukendo® 3
combines a pretty package
with 100 Sukendo® puzzles in
multiple sizes and difficulty levels.
Sukendo® combines the logic of
Sudoku with the interplay of math
for a fast, fresh, and pleasurable
solving experience.
Pocket Posh® Sudoku 11
combines an attractive
package with 100 Sudoku
puzzles in 3 difficulty levels.
Sudoku Pocket Posh® titles
have combined sales of
450,000 copies across the
series.
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Jumble® is the world’s #1 daily
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Jumble® Crosswords 2 combines
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Pocket Posh®
Jumble®
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Combines a wonderfully attractive
package with 100 hangman puzzles
and a new and improved scratch-off
feature. Fun word list includes persons,
places, or things that interest women,
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More popular than word
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the challenge of figuring
out the words themselves!
Pocket Posh® Word Roundup™
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Pocket Posh® Puzzle Books
London and London Olympics
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An athletic and stylish collection of brain-teasing puzzles and quizzes for fans of the
Olympics and the city of London. The popularity of the Olympics combined with
the engaging aspect of a puzzling challenge will make these Pocket Posh® titles
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pathfinder, sudoku, and word search, among others.
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An athletic and stylish collection
of brain-teasing puzzles and
quizzes for fans of the Olympics
and the city of London. Puzzle
types include: codewords, word
wheel, arroword, crossword,
pathfinder, and word search,
among others.
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Pocket Posh® London Olympics
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The royal wedding and the 2012
Olympics bring renewed interest in
this beloved, historic city. Puzzle types
included in Pocket Posh® London:
codewords, word wheel, arroword,
crossword, pathfinder, and word
search, among others.
Pocket Posh® London Sudoku
combines the allure of the city
of London with 100 Sudoku
puzzles in 3 difficulty levels. Bits
of London trivia and sightseeing
info are sprinkled among the
Sudoku puzzles.
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London Sudoku
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London
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Pocket Posh® London
Olympics Sudoku contains
100 addictive Sudoku
puzzles interspersed with
Olympic trivia and is perfect
for puzzlers looking for a
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The perfect impulse perchase for Olympic- and London-themed display tables.
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Olympic-branded merchandise brings in billions of dollars in sales.
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The universal appeal of the Olympics and the city of London + the enormously popular Pocket
Posh® brand equals a best-selling combo! These pocket-sized collections of puzzles and
quizzes on all things Olympic and all things London will be a must-have for fans of the games
and of the city. Fans and athletes alike will be amused and entertained by these puzzles, which
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Spring 2012
USA TODAY Up & Down Words™ Infinity
USA TODAY Sudoku 3
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USA TODAY Up & Down Words™ Infinity is a new puzzle book concept based on
the hit puzzle featured each day in USA TODAY. In Up & Down Words™ Infinity, the
second half of an answer becomes the first half of the next answer. Once started,
Up & Down Words™ Infinity don’t stop. The last half of the answer on the bottom of
a page becomes the first half of the next answer on the following page. The book
becomes one connected puzzle that can be played in sections. Solvers can work
forward or backward from anywhere in the book.
Packaged in a compact 4 x 6 trim size, USA TODAY Up & Down Words™ Infinity is
the perfect puzzle book for the commute or the waiting room. The book fits easily
into any size bag or briefcase.
USA TODAY Sudoku 3 is a collection of 200 sudoku puzzles in five difficulty levels
branded with USA TODAY. USA TODAY was the first U.S. newspaper to carry daily
sudoku puzzles.
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USA TODAY presents two new puzzle books—Up & Down
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