Challenge yourself and excite your brain with this entertaining collection of new puzzles created in partnership with American Mensa and the AARP (American Association of Retired People). Young or old, your brain is essential to everything you do. You owe it to yourself not just to stay physically fit, but to stay mentally fit, too! This book of logic and number puzzles will help you do just that. A collaboration between Mensa and AARP, it is packed with brain teasers to exercise your mind and keep yourself sharp. Whether you are looking to practice your critical thinking skills or you just want to keep your mind sharp, these puzzles will provide a short workout for your cognitive lobes. In the end, you’ll have given your mind a problem-solving workout—and you’ll have had fun in the process. Challenge yourself and help keep your mind sharp with these brain-bending games and puzzles.

The third book in this brand-new series with American Mensa, Mensa’s Galaxy of Brain Games contains more than one hundred math, logic, and word puzzles for hours of brain-training fun! The book's wide variety of challenges includes twists on popular puzzles such as word sudoku, large, intricate mazes, and creative story logic puzzles. Additional unique riddles and brain teasers provide an excellent opportunity to sharpen intellectual skills in new and exciting ways. Solving times range from a few minutes to an hour or so, allowing for brain training whenever you need it. Challenge yourself and keep your mind young and sharp with these brain-bending games and puzzles. Try one to get your brain going in the morning, or work together to solve with your friends and family!

Features easy and entertaining puzzles, which gently tax your mind and not your eyes. With larger-than-usual numbers and letters, this title helps solvers focus all their concentration on figuring out the answers instead of on reading the clues. It is filled with trivia and wordplay.

“McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.” —The Boston Globe “Powerful and provocative . . . McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.” —San Jose Mercury News “Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.

A puzzle-packed guide tailored to the interests of the older generation Are you over the age of 55? Looking for some great crossword puzzles? Better yet, how about a collection of crosswords that is tailored to your interests? Look no further. Crosswords For Seniors For Dummies fits the bill. This compilation of challenging and entertaining crossword puzzles is perfect for you if you want to challenge your brain, preserve mental fitness-and are just looking for some fun! It's a known fact that keeping the mind active and healthy can reduce the risk of such conditions as dementia; plus, puzzles have been proven to strengthen memory and mind function. Helps you maintain an active and productive mind by providing fun games designed to stimulate the brain Uses large print for easy reading Contains 150 puzzles arranged from easy to difficult that are specifically designed to pique the interest of those over 55 Timothy E. Parker is the Senior Crossword Puzzle Editor of USA Today Crosswords and the "World's Most Syndicated Puzzle Compiler" according to Guinness World Records So keep your mind sharp while you have a great time with Crosswords For Seniors For Dummies!

So you think you're smart . . . well, try these quizzes, puzzles, games, and strategies compiled by Mensa, the internationally famous high-IQ society. You need an IQ in the top two percent of the population to join this elite group. Take the sample tests inside to see how you rate alongside such famous Mensans as Buckminster Fuller, Theodore Bikel, and Isaac Asimov. Subjects range from math and logic to culture and trivia.

Many of us spend a lot of time doingdoing work, doing errands, doing for others. Sometimes we need to stop our to-dos to just be. Restorative 'me time' is good for our hearts, our minds, and our souls, and it benefits us emotionally, physically, and spiritually. With AARP's Mindful Living, you can sink into that much-needed respite from the busyness of life, transforming your free time into mindful time. Each design, drawn by artist Judy Clement Wall, is especially designed to foster a sense of calm while stirring your creativity. You'll find an assortment of soothing patterns and symmetrical mandalas to relax you into a state of flow, delightful flowers and animals just waiting to be embellished, and inspiring words of wisdom to uplift, focus, and encourage you. Printed on perforated paper for easy tearing and sharing, and with a special lay-flat binding, Mindful Living offers you hours of creative fun and artful exploration. Unplug, unwind, and unleash your creativity on every page while you sink into the momentyour moment. Mindful Living will leave you recharged and renewed so you can make each day a masterpiece.