A game of riddles turns into a race against time when Vegas Chantly is hired to find a lost treasure. But is the prize even real? The popular game, Riddles & Riches, promises a fortune for those clever enough to solve its clues. But when the game's creators lose track of the treasure's location, they turn to private investigator Vegas Chantly for help. Delving into the mystery, Vegas realizes she's not the only one that's after the prize. Joined by her resourceful mother, Vegas has to face off against an adversary willing to do anything to claim the fortune. A nail-biting mystery, RIDDLES & RICHES is the second book in the Vegas Chantly Mysteries series by Kyle Owens.

This book will help you to solve The Riddle of Life by introducing changes in the way you think. "The Riddle of Life" emphasizes personal training of mind and body in the first place but it also possesses a strong ethical component, advocating ongoing improvements within society to insure opportunity for the entire gene pool. "Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, wakens." - Carl Jung Contents: What is Higher Thought The Law and the Word The Creative Process in the Individual The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science The Dore Lectures on Mental Science The Hidden Power The Perversion of Truth The "I Am" Affirmative Power Submission Completeness The Principle of Guidance Desire as the Motive Power Touching Lightly Present Truth Yourself Religious Opinions A Lesson from Browning The Spirit of Opulence Beauty Separation and Unity Externalisation Entering into the Spirit of It The Bible and the New Thought Jachin and Boaz Hephzibah Mind and Hand The Central Control Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning

An investigation of the non-human world in the Exeter Book riddles, drawing on the exciting new approaches of eco-criticism and eco-theology.

After chess master Wilson Hopkins is found dead, the police dismiss it as an accident, but his brother Bosco is convinced it was murder. Bosco hires Vegas to uncover the truth. With her sharp-witted mother Eleanor and the ever-loyal Bassett Hound, Buttermilk, by her side, Vegas dives into the world of competitive chess - only to discover it's more dangerous than it seems. Navigating through dark alleys, abandoned warehouses and a chess tournament filled with eccentric players, the case grows increasingly bizarre. Does Vegas have what it takes to outwit the killer? The stakes are high and the game is deadly in CHECKMATE A KILLER, the first book in Vegas Chantly Mysteries series by Kyle Owens.

Originally published in 1990 by Routledge, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art. Dictionary of Riddles received a Special Commendation in Reference Review’s Best Specialist Reference Books of 1990 Awards.

Have fun with faith using Tricky, Sticky Bible Verses for grades 4–6! Each of the 36 riddles in this 80-page book has five clues. The first clue is tricky. Clues two, three, and four become progressively easier. Finally, the fifth clue provides the Scripture reference. Discussion and bonus questions and a follow-up prayer end each riddle’s lesson. Reproducible puzzle pages reinforce and enhance the lesson from God’s Word.

One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people and it's during one of these pranks that they meet the “Pigman.” In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon get caught up in Mr. Pignati’s zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that has ever mattered to them. Can they stop before it’s too late?'