|  |  The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations
by Boris A. Kordemsky
Most popular Russian puzzle book ever published. Brain teasers range from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems. Lavishly illustrated. First English translation. Introduction. Solutions.
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 Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles
by David Wells
This collection by a bestselling author consists of more than 560 puzzles from around the world and throughout history. "Of immense interest." — Mathematical Gazette. 382 illustrations.
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 Another Fine Math You've Got Me Into. . .
by Ian Stewart
Sixteen columns from the French edition of Scientific American feature oddball characters and wacky wordplay in a mathematical wonderland of puzzles and games that also imparts significant mathematical ideas. 1992 edition.
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| |  The Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco
by Dennis Shasha
Join math detective in solving nearly 40 puzzles inspired by methods in computer science and mathematics. The Tower of Lego, Odd Doors Problem, Spies and Double Agents, many more. Solutions.
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 Intriguing Mathematical Problems
by Oswald Jacoby, William H. Benson
Treasury of challenging brainteasers includes puzzles involving numbers, letters, probability, reasoning, more: The Enterprising Snail, The Fly and the Bicycles, The Lovesick Cockroaches, many others. No advanced math needed. Solutions.
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| |  Concepts of Modern Mathematics
by Ian Stewart
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illustrations.
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 Mathematical Brain Benders
by Stephen Barr
Challenge yourself with over 100 fresh paradoxes, puzzles, riddles, conundrums, word and number games for the jaded, skeptical puzzlist. Over 100 pages of comprehensive answers. Approximately 300 illustrations.
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| |  Mathematical Bafflers
by Angela Dunn
158 truly challenging conundrums for the expert puzzlist. Algebraic amusements, geometric exercises, diophantine diversions, problems in logic and deduction, probability posers, insight puzzles and assorted number theory problems. 130 illustrations by Ed Kysar.
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 Challenging Mathematical Teasers
by J. A. H. Hunter
100 tough story teasers for the jaded. More difficult algebraically than typical puzzles, and ideal for confirmed puzzle fanatic, but appendices help less experienced. Also 40 new alphametics.
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| |  Test Your Logic
by George J. Summers
50 puzzles with new turns of thought and new subtleties of inference.
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 Puzzles in Math and Logic
by Aaron J. Friedland
100 original problems in math and logic, featuring permutations, combinations, properties of numbers, algebra, solid and plane geometry, logic, and probability. Even accomplished mathematicians are likely to find some surprises here. 31 drawings.
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| |  Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd
by Martin Gardner
Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia. 150 period line drawings.
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 Symbolic Logic and the Game of Logic
by Lewis Carroll
Over 350 ingenious problems involving classical logic: logic expressed in symbols; syllogisms and the sorites diagrammed; logic as a game played with 2 diagrams and a set of counters.
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 101 Puzzles in Thought and Logic
by C. R. Wylie, Jr.
Solve murder problems and robberies, see which fishermen are liars and how a blind man can identify color — purely by reasoning! Hours of mind-strengthening entertainment.
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| |  Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
by Martin Gardner
Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks, 135 illustrations.
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 Calculus Refresher
by A. A. Klaf
Unique refresher covers important aspects of integral and differential calculus via 756 questions. Features constants, variables, functions, increments, derivatives, differentiation, more. A 50-page section applies calculus to engineering problems. Includes 566 problems, most with answers.
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| |  Mathemagic: Magic, Puzzles and Games with Numbers
by Royal V. Heath
Easy techniques for multiplying large numbers mentally, identifying unknown numbers, determining the date of any day in any year, such entertainments as The Lost Digit, and Psychic Bridge. 76 illustrations.
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