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Headscratchers The New Scientist Puzzle Book

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Publisher's Synopsis

'A fantastic and varied collection of problems authored by some of the best puzzle setters around' - Alex Bellos 'A book of delightful puzzles. It's just as good as you'd expect.' - Tim Harford 'A marvellous miscellany of mysteries' - Simon Singh 'Hours of arguing and puzzling. I loved it.' - Matt Parker This highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientist magazine. You'll find puzzles that are great for sharing with friends at a pub, problems drawn from real-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative and whimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed. With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinating exploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas. You'll learn why a particular puzzle adaptation involved talking to an expert in sheep genetics, which solution was thought up by the BBC Radio 5 Drive team, and outside-the-box solutions to apparently straightforward challenges. This book is a must for any lover of puzzles or recreational mathematics.

About the Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Atlantic Books is an independent British publishing house. It was founded by Toby Mundy in February 2000 and published its first book in May 2001. It has since developed a list that has a world-wide reputation for quality, originality and breadth, and includes fiction, history, politics, memoir and current affairs. It won 'Imprint and Editor of the Year' at the British Books Awards in 2005 and 2009, and was 'Independent Publisher of the Year' in 2009.

Book information

ISBN: 9781838958770
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 793.73
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 308g
Height: 234mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 19mm