Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles [Paperback]

Paul Sloane (Author), Des McHale (Author), Myron Miller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

How could a famous author die just from writing a biography? What would make an art expert buy a totally worthless painting? Why would the police release a man who confessed to murdering his wife? Fire up your brain, and get to the bottom of these ingenious and confounding puzzles! While you can do these alone, you might invite your friends and make it a game. One person acts as a quiz master, looking at the clues and solutions in advance and answering questions. Start with the easier warm-up puzzles, then move on to workout, strenuous, and super-strenuous ones. Try out this simple mystery for size: A man called his wife from the office to say he'd be home at eight o'clock. He got in at 8:02--and his wife was furious! The clues section reveals that they didn't have any particular appointment, and that it was his arrival time that angered her. Can you figure out why? Here's a harder example: Why would a perfectly healthy young girl put a full cast on an uninjured arm? She didn't want sympathy, and wasn't concealing anything in the cast. And these are super-strenuous: How could falling in love cause a woman to lose all her hair? For what reason would a man immediately fill a gorgeous new sports car--a gift from his wife--with wet cement? (He completely ruined it!) Other puzzles use visual clues, and after each grouping there's a fun-filled, timed set of ten quick questions designed to trick you! 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

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About the Author

Previous titles include: Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Perplexing Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806962593
• ISBN-13: 978-0806962597
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,056,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am the author of over 20 books including The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills and The Innovative Leader published by Kogan Page. I have also collaborated with Des MacHale to produce a series of Lateral Thinking Puzzle books published by Sterling Publishing. I help organisations think differently and improve innovation. I speak, write, give courses and run company audits on innovation. My talks and courses are fun and stimulating but with strong business content. I play chess, tennis, golf and keyboards in a rock band. I have met Mick Jagger, Jonathan Ross and Douglas Adams. I blog and tweet. Why not book me to speak at your meeting?

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for get-togethers., June 30, 2001

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Victoria Shaw (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles (Paperback)

The first one I have to say was very easy, but the rest are fairly challenging. This is a pretty good book, It's really great for road trips and get-togethers of almost any kind. I would recommend this book along with other titles by Paul Sloane for anyone who likes lateral thinking puzzles and some that don't.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book review of Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles, January 25, 2001

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Pooh Bear (Boston,MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles (Paperback)

Ingeninous Lateral Thinking Puzzles is a puzzle-ing book! It really is ingenious! Even the first warm-up puzzle was really tricky for me. When I find a interesting puzzle that I like, I tell it to my friends and they always get stumped on it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really makes the brain go, September 26, 2000

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"khop19" (Anaheim, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles (Paperback)

The book is GREAT! Perfect for road trips, get-togethers or when you're just plain bored. The puzzles are never impossible to figure and almost always make you "Geez! I KNEW THAT"! Pick up Ingenious LTP and everything else by Sloane. Well worth it!