{"product_id":"the-galactic-festival-paul-holmes-9780993441387","title":"The Galactic Festival: Puzzles","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e How do Gravity Trains work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Is it possible to cross all the bridges just once?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Can an infinite hotel ever be truly full?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Why do left and right reverse in a mirror when up and down do not?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Which asymmetric dice should you choose?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Why are digital roots so useful?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e Can you survive a bite from a Logonian mamba?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e How many infinities are there?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e And just how many fingers do Trellians actually have?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions and many others are explored in Paul Holmes' second volume of puzzles. Written as a science fiction story with a twist, each chapter is a separate puzzle, involving mathematics, logic, anagrams, physics, word play, number theory and a cipher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters are interspersed with much shorter brain teasers (including Where in the World Am I?, What Comes Next?, Wordy Interludes, General Knowledge quiz questions and a Word Search) especially designed for those with only a few minutes to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Galactic Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterstellar trader, \"Captain\" Jim Singleton, lives in Yorkshire but spends most of his time in space bars, on sinister planets far from the civilising influence of the Empire, or visiting the wonderful Galactic Festival on the third moon of Logon Alpha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his nippy little space rover, The Centurion Eagle, he visits the Festival, takes in the sights and the culture, meets a new alien, rides a gravity train, watches Rugby with his friends, and indulges his passion for puzzles. But things go slightly pear-shaped when he tries to return to his beloved home town following an afternoon pursuing the dangerous activity of time-warping at the Maelstrom, an anomalous space-time vortex on Zeta. But will he even notice, and what awaits him when he returns?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy the same author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurious About Puzzles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published as an e-book in 2013, \"Curious About Puzzles\" was published in dead-tree format in 2015. Packed with number puzzles, word play, and mind- bending conundra, all of the teasing and occasionally brain-melting puzzles had full working and explanations provided. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0993441386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993441387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Curiosity Shop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Paul Holmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998675874047,"sku":"9780993441387","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-galactic-festival-paul-holmes-9780993441387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}