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The Puzzler's Dilemma: From the Lighthouse of Alexandria to Monty Hall, a Fresh Look at Classic Conundr ums of Logic, Mathematics, and Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780399537295)
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x Calling all puzzlers...
The monk and the mountain
The dominoes and the chessboard
The unexpected hanging
The Tower of Hanoi
Author: Derrick Niederman
ISBN-10: 0399537295
ISBN-13: 9780399537295
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.56w x 0.49d
From mathematics to word puzzles, from logic to lateral thinking, veteran puzzle maker Derrick Niederman delights in tackling the trickiest brainteasers in a new way. Among the old chestnuts he cracks wide open are the following classics:
Knights and knavesThe monk and the mountain
The dominoes and the chessboard
The unexpected hanging
The Tower of Hanoi
Using real-world analogies, infectious humor, and a fresh approach, this deceptively simple volume will challenge, amuse, enlighten, and surprise even the most experienced puzzle solver.
Author: Derrick Niederman
ISBN-10: 0399537295
ISBN-13: 9780399537295
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.56w x 0.49d
By Derrick Niederman
xDerrick Niederman is the author of Number Freak: From 1 to 200-The Hidden Language of Numbers Revealed, along with several volumes of minimysteries and math puzzle books. He is also the creator of more than twenty crosswords for the Sunday New York Times, and the designer of the mathematical puzzle 36 Cube. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
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