The Mammoth Book of Brain Teasers
Will be published approx. on 12. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-84529-860-9 (ISBN)
Description
A three-tiered collection of 400 new original puzzles, simply divided into easy, medium and difficult - a simple structure for a brilliant new book by one of the world's leading puzzlemasters.
Ranging from basic brain-teasers to baffling brain-tormenters, these unputdownable puzzles include wordplay, logic problems, math conundrums and visual/spatial challenges. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, or simply determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings ...
All require concentration, but none demand any advanced degree or obscure knowledge - just a little patience, practice, and imagination. It's the perfect collection for long car trips, airport layovers and morning coffee breaks.
Ranging from basic brain-teasers to baffling brain-tormenters, these unputdownable puzzles include wordplay, logic problems, math conundrums and visual/spatial challenges. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, or simply determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings ...
All require concentration, but none demand any advanced degree or obscure knowledge - just a little patience, practice, and imagination. It's the perfect collection for long car trips, airport layovers and morning coffee breaks.
Reviews / Votes
Terry Stickels' puzzles are perfect brain stimulators for young and old alike. * Will Shortz * Terry Stickels has joined the ranks of top popularizers of mathematical problems. His puzzle collections are highly recommended for their novel approaches and fresh ideas. * Martin Gardner *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84529-860-9 (9781845298609)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Terry Stickels is the United States' leading puzzle writer. He writes three internationally syndicated newspaper columns: "Frame Games", read by 48 million people in 600 newspapers weekly; "Stickelers"; and "Stickdoku". His previous puzzle books include the MENSA Big Book of Mindbending Puzzles. You may also see his puzzles on the back of Kellogg's Raisin Bran. He lives and puzzles in Fort Worth, Texas.