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

by Danesi, Marcel

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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
  • Pages 269
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
  • Date May 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-B-05b-01849
  • 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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First line

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

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.