Publisher's Synopsis
These logic puzzles are designed to help the reader think more clearly, analyze more logically, become a better problem solver and find solutions in confusing situations. Six kinds of puzzle are featured:"Hypoth eses" - the reader is a scientist in a laboratory, separating the experiments that don't work from those that will make lots of money; "Who did it?" the reader plays detective; "Letters for digits" - coded messages where numbers are replaced by letters and the reader must break the code to get the answers to mathematical problems; "Standards of veracity" - who is telling the truth and who is hiding behind an illogical statement?; "Arrangement in order" - to which categories do the things belong?; and "Fragments of information" - puzzles that challenge the reader to find the missing facts hidden among the clues given.;The puzzles take the reader to the strange world of assorted gods, goddesses, monsters and dragons. The book provides tips on how to find the answers and, when all else fails, the answers themselves.