Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers

Cover of Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers by Martin Gardner
Year: 1988
Language: en
Edition: 80th Revised ed.
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780486256375
Dimensions:
Height: 8.4 Inches
Length: 5.4 Inches
Weight: 0.5732018812 Pounds
Width: 0.5 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 793.73
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Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers by Martin Gardner is an engaging collection published by Courier Corporation in May 1988. This 80th revised edition spans 208 pages and is presented in English. The book features 93 brainteasers designed to stimulate and strengthen young minds, including both classic puzzles and new challenges that promise hours of fun.

Readers will discover a variety of intriguing mind-builders such as The Maze of Minotaur and the Dime-and-Penny Switcheroo, alongside riddles, mazes, illusions, and word puzzles. Illustrated with diagrams and humorous drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi, this collection serves as an entertaining resource for car trips, parties, and rainy days. Solutions are provided at the back of the book, encouraging readers to engage with the puzzles before checking the answers.


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Here’s a bonanza of 93 stimulating brainteasers ideal for limbering and strengthening young mental muscles. Many of the puzzles are classics, while others are presented here for the first time. Ridiculous riddles, tantalizing teasers, intricate mazes, deceptive illusions, tricky questions, and a host of unusual word and picture puzzles, offer young readers hours of challenging fun.
Youngsters will love such intriguing mind-builders as The Maze of Minotaur, the Dime-and-Penny Switcheroo, Mr. Bushyhead’s Problems, Knock, Knock…Who’s There?, Mrs. Windbag’s Gift, Find the Duck, Bee on the Nose, The Flatz Beer Goof, and many more.
Compiled by noted puzzle expert Martin Gardner, this collection combines two books in one, providing a double helping of puzzle fun in one convenient volume. Richly illustrated with diagrams and hilarious drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi, this curious and comic collection is the perfect companion for car trips, parties and picnics, or those long rainy days. Solutions are at the back of the book but no fair peeking until you’ve at least given the puzzles a try!

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Publisher: Courier Corporation. Year: 1988.
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