399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young.
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761168257 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has produced, written, and directed more than a dozen documentary films, including for the PBS series NOVA. Nancy Linde created and runs Never2Old4Games, an online subscription service for activities professionals working with senior citizens at assisted living residences, retirement communities, senior centers, and other senior-serving organizations. She liv
"Buyer Beware!! Brainless trivia" according to gEologist. I am quite amazed at with amount of rave reviews this book has received. The usefulness of this book is definitely limited to your generation and cultural knowledge. This book offers no logic testing or challenge. I do not see how this exercises any functional portions of your brain dealing with problem solv. "A mixed bag of fun challenges + ridiculously outdated trivia" according to Kindlewaiter. We highly recommend half of this book. It's full of challenges that are accessible by almost anyone, and there's a lot of variety. For instance, you might be given two different word definitions & have to name a homonym set that fits. Or you might be tasked with listing 26 different color names, one for each. Entertaining, informative. East Coast Girl I bought this for my mother and boy was she mad. She said she was offended by it because it implied she was losing her mind. She admitted it was a good book with lots of different "exercises" in it. When I visited her a few months later, I flipped through the book. It has puzzles, timed quizzes, fact finding
About the AuthorNancy Linde created and runs Never2Old4Games, an online subscription service for activities professionals working with senior citizens at assisted living residences, retirement communities, senior centers, and other senior-serving organizations. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.. She has produced, written, and directed more than a dozen documentary films, including for the PBS series NOVA
Based on the science that shows that people middle-aged or older who solve word games and brainteasers have a significant cognitive advantage over those who do not, 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges is the illustrated game book specifically created to cross-train the brain. The games are arranged from easiest to most difficult and are labeled according to which cognitive functions they exercise so they can be mixed and matched into a custom “workout.” In just 15 minutes a day, anyone can improve his brain’s stren