{"product_id":"puzzles-for-pleasure-paperback-9780521466349","title":"Puzzles for Pleasure (Paperback) 9780521466349","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePuzzles for Pleasure\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarry Clarke has gathered together a variety of amusing posers, together with hints and full solutions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarry R. Clarke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521466349, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 September 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e132 pages, 50 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 0.9 cm, 0.185 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...The author, who has a degree in quantum mechanics and has worked as a comedy writer for the BBC, creates novel and funny situations for each of his problems. Approximately half of these puzzles appeared as brain twisters in the Daily Telegraph newspaper in London.\"   David J. Hildreth, The Mathematics Teacher\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAre you one of the millions of people throughout the world that are fascinated by puzzles, conundrums and brain teasers? If so then you will want this collection of amusing twisters from Barry Clarke. Based on his extensive experience of writing for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and New Scientist, Clarke has gathered together a variety of posers, together with hints and full solutions. Several examples of a brand new type of puzzle, The Word Bandit, are included as well. The whole gamut of others from logical and liar problems through to digital deletions are included. The puzzles themselves require no special mathematical knowledge, though for those in the 'Advanced' section even seasoned solvers will need to work pretty hard to find the answer. There is something for everyone here; puzzles for children, for the family, for members of Mensa, but above all Puzzles for Pleasure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA history of recreational mathematics\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Popular Puzzles: Wong sum\u003cbr\u003e Strange street\u003cbr\u003e Harvey's wall climber\u003cbr\u003e Word bandit 1\u003cbr\u003e Prime of life\u003cbr\u003e The horse and the hurdle\u003cbr\u003e Cornflakes and porridge\u003cbr\u003e Railway rhyme\u003cbr\u003e Safe conduct\u003cbr\u003e The doubtful die\u003cbr\u003e Word bandit 2\u003cbr\u003e Middle market\u003cbr\u003e Fractionally mean\u003cbr\u003e Domino chain\u003cbr\u003e Signs of confusion\u003cbr\u003e Room for assistance\u003cbr\u003e King-size conundrum\u003cbr\u003e Word bandit 3\u003cbr\u003e The six sheep pens\u003cbr\u003e Find the burglars\u003cbr\u003e The enigmatic interview\u003cbr\u003e Sorry Dad\u003cbr\u003e Save the city\u003cbr\u003e Crumple towers\u003cbr\u003e Word bandit 4\u003cbr\u003e Romance on the stone\u003cbr\u003e Quite a card\u003cbr\u003e The three piles of coins\u003cbr\u003e Cubic incapacity\u003cbr\u003e Extra sensory deception\u003cbr\u003e True to the tribe\u003cbr\u003e Word bandit 5\u003cbr\u003e The stuff of dreams\u003cbr\u003e Counting sheep\u003cbr\u003e The reclusive inventor\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Advanced Puzzles: The engineer's dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Lost in space\u003cbr\u003e A tall story\u003cbr\u003e The mathematical garden\u003cbr\u003e Round the clock\u003cbr\u003e Pet hate\u003cbr\u003e Sum secret\u003cbr\u003e Selfish sons\u003cbr\u003e The three bears\u003cbr\u003e Cryptic cave lines\u003cbr\u003e The three prisoners\u003cbr\u003e Taking a bath\u003cbr\u003e The balanced bridge\u003cbr\u003e Elixir of life\u003cbr\u003e The great escape\u003cbr\u003e Logical legacy\u003cbr\u003e Wire wizards\u003cbr\u003e The broken pentomino\u003cbr\u003e One for the road\u003cbr\u003e In the same boat\u003cbr\u003e Hints\u003cbr\u003e Solutions\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005531705624,"sku":"9780521466349","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521466349i_e990f72b-5de1-4b7d-a672-f8c61f8d4900.jpg?v=1691382543","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/puzzles-for-pleasure-paperback-9780521466349","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}