Are you smarter than a Singaporean ten-year-old?Can you beat Sherlock Holmes?If you think the answer is yes - I challenge you to solve my problems.Here are 125 of the world's best brainteasers from the last two millennia, taking us from ancient China to medieval Europe, Victorian England to modern-day Japan, with stories of espionage, mathematical breakthroughs and puzzling rivalries along the way.Pit your wits against logic puzzles and kinship riddles, pangrams and river-crossing conundrums.
Some solutions rely on a touch of cunning, others call for creativity, others need mercilessly logical thought. Some can only be solved be 2 per cent of the population. All are guaranteed to sharpen your mind.
Let's get puzzling!
| ISBN: | 9781783351169 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2016 |
| Author: | Bellos, Alex |
| Publisher: | Guardian Faber Publishing |
| Format: | Ebook |
Are you smarter than a Singaporean ten-year-old?Can you beat Sherlock Holmes?If you think the answer is yes - I challenge you to solve my problems.Here are 125 of the world's best brainteasers from the last two millennia, taking us from ancient China to medieval Europe, Victorian England to modern-day Japan, with stories of espionage, mathematical breakthroughs and puzzling rivalries along the way.Pit your wits against logic puzzles and kinship riddles, pangrams and river-crossing conundrums. Some solutions rely on a touch of cunning, others call for creativity, others need mercilessly logical thought.
Can You Solve My Problems? features in the following genres: Popular Science
Paperback, Ebook. £6.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
Can You Solve My Problems? was written by Bellos, Alex and published by Guardian Faber Publishing
£6.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..