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The Puzzler's Dilemma - by Derrick Niederman (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Calling all puzzlers... 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.
- About the Author: Derrick 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.
- 224 Pages
- Mathematics, Recreations & Games
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About the Book
From mathematics to word puzzles, from logic to lateral thinking, veteran puzzle maker Niederman delights in tackling the trickiest brainteasers in a new way. 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.Book Synopsis
Calling all puzzlers...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.
About the Author
Derrick 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.Dimensions (Overall): 8.16 Inches (H) x 5.56 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)
Weight: .41 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Mathematics
Sub-Genre: Recreations & Games
Publisher: Tarcher
Format: Paperback
Author: Derrick Niederman
Language: English
Street Date: March 6, 2012
TCIN: 94400796
UPC: 9780399537295
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-9480
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.41 pounds
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