Life: Picture Puzzle (Picture Puzzles) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2006 | Series: Picture Puzzles

Hundreds of "Life's" readers have demanded "We want a Picture Puzzle book!" And here, in a special 192-page collection, that demand is met. There are variations on themes and variations on the game itself, as scores of colour and vintage black-and-white photographs - many from the famous "Time-Life Picture Archives" - are twisted, doctored, and otherwise toyed with, all in the name of fun and entertainment. For the first time, the "Picture Puzzle" is offered in three different degrees of difficulty like the "Ultimate Crossword Book" before it, this book will fly off the shelves - not just in bookstores, but in airports and supermarkets. From the first issue of the new "Life" magazine, "Picture Puzzle" has been a hit, and the same will be true of "Life's Picture Puzzle" from the moment the first copy hits the shelf. x

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"Life captures in words and vibrant pictures the customs of Christmas everywhere, from Sinterklass in Holland to the observance of the winter solstice at England's Stonehenge to the origins of this great day in the Holy Land. On Christmas, the world rejoices and reflects. Here, LIFE does too, in this special commemorative edition."

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Life (November 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933821027
• ISBN-13: 978-1933821023
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.2 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Photojournalism
  • #43 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Puzzles

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging Fun, July 31, 2007

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drebbles (Arlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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Based on a popular feature in the now defunct Life Magazine "Life: Picture Puzzle" has 90 puzzles in which readers look at two pictures of the same thing and try to find the differences between each puzzle. In a few instances, six pictures of the same thing are shown and readers have to find the one puzzle out of the six that has been changed. There are four levels of difficulty: Novice, Master, Expert and genius. For those who like a bit of an extra challenge, the editors suggest a completion time for each puzzle. While long-time readers of Life Magazine may recognize some of the puzzles, the editors reworked them with new changes. In fact, they use some of the same pictures in the book at different levels and with completely different changes.

"Life: Picture Puzzle" is a fun challenging puzzle book. I thought that with 90 puzzles in the book, the more puzzles I solved there would be repetition of the differences and it would be easier to solve the puzzles but that wasn't true. Some of the puzzles did have obvious changes including obvious color changes, but there were many puzzles in which I couldn't find all the changes. Several of the puzzles offer hints to some of the changes in either the title or description of the puzzle. The number of changes in the puzzles range from as little as six changes to as many as 20; the more changes, the harder the puzzle. The editors do a good job of sorting each puzzle into the appropriate level of difficulty. The Novice Section is easy enough and solvers should easily find the first five or six changes in each puzzle while having to search a bit for the last few. The more details in the picture in the puzzle, the harder it is to solve. "Easter Surprise" with six pictures where solvers have to find the different one was a nice change. The Master Puzzles give you more time to solve the puzzle and range from pretty easy to tricky and hard to solve. The easiest ones to solve are the ones where you have to pick the different picture out of six choices. The Expert Puzzles are tricky and tough with lots of subtle changes, some involving color changes. There aren't very many Genius Puzzles but they are indeed very hard, even the two where you have of find the different puzzle out of six. Fittingly, the last puzzle, "Final Exam" is extremely hard, with 20 changes to find. As an added bonus, several of the puzzles have an added change that is not found in the answer section. The book says to go to the Picture Puzzle Section on Life's website, but even though I followed the instructions in the book, I couldn't find the answer section on-line.

"Life: Picture Puzzle" is hours of challenging fun.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something to share with your wife!, February 12, 2007

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Terry R. Carlisle (Roseville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life: Picture Puzzle (Picture Puzzles) (Paperback)

Great Fun book!

Bought this for myself after solving a puzzle once a week in the local paper.

This is a wonderful collection of puzzles from easy to I can't do this???

Levels of experience. But it is a lot of Fun. Got my wife hooked now and we are looking for a follow on book to come out...

Terry R. Carlisle

Roseville, CA

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good gathering of eye and brain teasers., February 2, 2007

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This book is for those folks who are really good at picking out minute differences, or who think they are. There is nothing more frustrating than staring and staring at a set of pictures and trying to find that last thing that's been changed and then kicking yourself when you look up the answer. Some are easy, others, well - are not so easy. The book is arranged from the easiest to the hardest with a suggested time to complete the challenge. Enjoyable fun for the family, particularly between competitive siblings or spouses.