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The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life

The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life Hardcover - 2002

by Danesi, Marcel

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Indiana University Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good hardcover shows some soiling at page edges, light corner wrinkle to a few pages and bit of toning at top edge of covers, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows a closed tear at top corner of rear panel. 269 pages. Solid copy of this popular work from the noted professor.
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  • Title The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life
  • Author Danesi, Marcel
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good in Very Good DJ
  • Pages 269
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 25927
  • ISBN 9780253340948 / 0253340942
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.12 x 1.01 in (23.50 x 15.54 x 2.57 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Games - Social aspects, Puzzles - Psychological aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001007492
  • Dewey Decimal Code 793.73

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The great American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) once remarked that, for some enigmatic reason, human beings require that things be mysterious.

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About the author

Marcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory. His books include Increase Your Puzzle IQ and Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: An Introduction to Semiotics. He lives in Toronto.

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