Alex Bellos
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Series
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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100 wonder-filled word puzzles that thrill and tantalize with the beauty, magic, and weirdness of world language
Whether you're a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting:boru niko = two balls
tsuna...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Put your wits—and survival instincts—to the test!
Publisher's Note: Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers was previously published in the UK under the title So You Think You've Got Problems?In Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, Alex Bellos collects 125 of the world's greatest stumpers—many dangerous to your person, and all dangerous to your pride. Brace yourself to wrestle...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Puzzle lovers, rejoice!
Bestselling math writer Alex Bellos has a challenge for you: 125 of the world's best brainteasers from the last two millennia.Armed with logic alone, you'll detect counterfeit coins, navigate river crossings, and untangle family trees. Then—with just a dash of high school math—you'll tie a rope around the Earth, match wits with a cryptic wizard, and use four 4s to create every...