So You Think You've Got Problems?: Surprising and rewarding puzzles to sharpen your mind

Author:   Alex Bellos
Publisher:   Guardian Faber Publishing
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781783351909


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   07 November 2019
Format:   Hardback
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This is a collection of ingenious and satisfying puzzles drawn from across the ancient and modern world. You will be imprisoned by a sadistic logician; thrown in an arena with a famished lion; and balancing along an ever-expanding elastic band. Implausible scenarios in daily life, perhaps. But in puzzle-land, you get into these scrapes all the time. You'll need to pit your wits against riddles, word problems, visual and logical conundrums. Some solutions will rely on ingenuity, some will challenge you to spot patterns, others call for extreme rationally. All will stretch your brain. Let's get puzzling ...

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Author:   Alex Bellos
Publisher:   Guardian Faber Publishing
Imprint:   Guardian Faber Publishing
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.433kg
ISBN:  

9781783351909


ISBN 10:   178335190
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   07 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'Think of the best storyteller you know and the coolest teacher you ever had, and now you've got some idea of what Alex Bellos is like.' - Steven Strogatz, Cornell University Alex Bellos has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Oxford. His bestselling, award-winning books Alex's Adventures in Numberland, Alex Through the Looking-Glass, and Can You Solve My Problems? have been translated into more than 20 languages. His YouTube videos have been seen by more than 20 million people, and he writes a popular blog for the Guardian. His latest book is Puzzle Ninja. @alexbellos

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