TY - BOOK ID - 77898316 TI - The puzzle instinct PY - 2002 SN - 1282062786 0253109191 9780253109194 0253340942 9780253340948 9781282062788 PB - Bloomington Indiana University Press DB - UniCat KW - Games KW - Puzzles KW - Amusements KW - Riddles KW - Social aspects. KW - Psychological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77898316 AB - "Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles -- for the sheer pleasure of it -- and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening."--Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times ..". Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis."--Psychology Today ..". a bristlingly clear ... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles ... [A] splendid study ..."--Knight Ridder Newspapers ER -