The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind

Restak, Richard, Kim, Scott

ISBN 10: 1594487774 / ISBN 13: 9781594487774

Editore: Riverhead Books, 2010

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Codice articolo J00A-02251

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Book by Restak MD Richard Kim Scott

L'autore: Richard Restak M.D., is an award-winning neuroscientist, neuropsychi-atrist, and writer. The best-selling author of nineteen acclaimed books about the brain, including Think Smart and Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot, he has also penned dozens of articles for a variety of publications, among them The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. A fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Neuropsychiatric Association, he lives and practices in Washington, D.C.
Scott Kim is a puzzle and computer game designer, artist, and author. He wrote the "Boggier" column for Discover magazine for ten years and has created hundreds of puzzles for magazines such as Scientific American and Games. Kim, who has a B.A. in music and a Ph.D. in computers and graphic design, both from Stanford, has designed puzzles for hit computer games including Bejeweled and Tetris, and is a game designer at the brain-game company Lumos Labs. He lives in California.

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Titolo: The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of...
Casa editrice: Riverhead Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Very Good
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