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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alex BellosPublisher: Chronicle Books Imprint: Chronicle Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781452171050ISBN 10: 145217105 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 July 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews. . . both a fascinating overview of the Japanese puzzle scene and a collection of 100 glorious puzzles of the Sudoku-Kakoru-Futoshiki variety. -Spectator There's something immensely satisfying about solving a puzzle, especially when they're as fiendish as those in Alex Bellos' [Puzzle Ninja]. . . . 200 challenges from the puzzle masters of Japan, with the 20+ different formats including the fabulously named Shakashaka and the mind-melting Ren-Katsu. What's more, there's not a Sudoku in sight. -BBC Focus Magazine Bellos has been on a journey of enlightenment to Tokyo, the puzzle capital of the world, and brought back fixes more potent than Sudoku . . . A fun and infuriating book. -New Scientist Alex Bellos took learnings from his travels to Japan to create a series of more than 200 Sudoku-Kakoru-Futoshiki-style puzzles, including 20 completely new and original types of puzzles. The book is packed with challenges for even the most hardened puzzle junkie. -The Awesomer . . . both a fascinating overview of the Japanese puzzle scene and a collection of 100 glorious puzzles of the Sudoku-Kakoru-Futoshiki variety. -Spectator There's something immensely satisfying about solving a puzzle, especially when they're as fiendish as those in Alex Bellos' [Puzzle Ninja]. . . . 200 challenges from the puzzle masters of Japan, with the 20+ different formats including the fabulously named Shakashaka and the mind-melting Ren-Katsu. What's more, there's not a Sudoku in sight. -BBC Focus Magazine Bellos has been on a journey of enlightenment to Tokyo, the puzzle capital of the world, and brought back fixes more potent than Sudoku . . . A fun and infuriating book. -New Scientist Author InformationAlex Bellos is an author and broadcaster who specializes in mathematics and Brazil. He is the creator of the popular math books The Grapes of Math and Here's Looking at Euclid, which were both bestsellers. He lives in London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |