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Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom, and Literary Conundrums
Riddle Me This A World Treasury of Word Puzzles Folk Wisdom and Literary Conundrums
Author: Phil Cousineau
Author Phil Cousineau is an adventure travel guide and mythographer whose mentor was scholar Joseph Campbell. He has collected riddles from every land, uncovering common threads in what he calls "ingenious questions in search of clever answers." Organized by country, Riddle Me This will educate as it entertains and intrigues readers. Although wr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781573241458
ISBN-10: 1573241458
Publication Date: 4/1999
Pages: 177
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Publisher: Conari Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is a cross-cultural anthology of 300 riddles and imagination stretching questions. It includes puzzles and challenges from around the world. For example: "The thing which you can hit without leaving a scar." (African) "Thrown to the floor, the nose was hit, aimed at the feet, the nose was hit." (Philippine) It is an enjoyable book that calls out for fun with wordplay.


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