THE TOTAL BRAIN WORKOUT
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THE TOTAL BRAIN WORKOUT (ebook)

MARCEL DANESI

$274.00
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HARLEQUIN NONFICTION (ORM)
ISBN:
9781426829543
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Epublication content package
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Inglés
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Si

Have fun and flex your mental muscle with brainteasers, word searches, cryptograms, optical illusions, sudoku, frameworks, logic puzzles, trivia and more. Did you know that different parts of your brain control different functions, and that with exercise, you can make each part of your brain stronger? In The Total Brain Workout you'll find 450 fun, challenging and absorbing puzzles designed to specifically target the core parts of your brain that control language, logic, memory, reasoning and visual perception. Each set of puzzles ranges from easy to challenging, and is presented with information on the area of your brain being targeted and the functions it controls, so you can customize your own workout to the specific areas you want to improve.

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