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The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems Hardcover – Illustrated, December 17, 2005

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Finally collected in one volume, Martin Gardner's immensely popular short puzzles; along with a few new ones from the master.

For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was Scientific American's renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated math columns. Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics, probability, topology, and chess, among others. Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest, the puzzles gathered here, which complement the lengthier, more involved problems in The Colossal Book of Mathematics, have been selected by Gardner for their illuminating; and often bewildering; solutions. Filled with over 300 illustrations, this new volume even contains nine new mathematical gems that Gardner, now ninety, has been gathering for the last decade. No amateur or expert math lover should be without this indispensable volume; a capstone to Gardner's seventy-year career. 308 illustrations

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"A remarkable retrospective of [Gardner's] astonishingly influential career as an expositor extraordinaire."

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Martin Gardner (1914-2010) is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on Lewis Carroll and his work. The author of more than a hundred books, he wrote the "Mathematical Games" column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and has been hailed by Douglas Hofstadter as "one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century."

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company (December 17, 2005)
Language: : English
Hardcover : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 0393061140
ISBN-13 : 978-0393061147
Item Weight : 2.14 pounds
Dimensions : 7.3 x 1.4 x 9.6 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #240,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Matthew

I'd highly recommend this book

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017

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I'm a huge fan of using novel brain teasers as a form of mental exercise, and boy does Gardner deliver on the goods in this weighty tome. The problems differ widely in content and form. Some can be solved quickly by merely employing just a mental trick or two, such as picking up on a pun or ambiguity. Often, there's a beauty and humour that permeates such problems. Other problems are incredibly technical and academic, but redeemed by the unwavering enthusiasm with which Gardner presents them. For anyone looking for novel mental challenges backed up by an author with a winning personality and genuine enthusiasm for what he does, I'd highly recommend this book.

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Wisconsin

Consume one a day, before meals

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2014

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I don't even know where to start. If you like puzzles and/or math, you'll like this. Here's how you use it (*with two benefits): At the beginning of dinner, read one of the puzzles. This is especially good if you have kids. Talk it through while you work your way through dinner, and read the solution at the end.

*Slows down the meal, and stimulates out of the box thinking.

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Michael L.

Even 8 year later, I still love to review the puzzles in this book

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019

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Great book

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Bruce D. Wilner

excellent in content and scope

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2010

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This is a refreshing collection that, while scarcely new (and it admits to being, with scant exception, a rehash of previous material), presents the puzzles in a delightful format. The organization into sections--chess puzzles, physics puzzles, word puzzles, etc.--is refreshing and an incisive aid to locating just the type of tickler that appeals to you at the moment, and the diagrams, typography, and even feel of the paper are all first-class. In summary, this is a comprehensive and handsome volume that would do well on the intelligent person's bookshelf, even if the material isn't as mathematically sophisticated as Joukowsky airfoils.

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Michail Chourdakis

A big enjoyment

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2007

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This is a superb collection of puzzles of all kinds. Anyone experienced or not in the puzzle field should own this book.

Martin Gardner is a guarantee for this book's efficiency, and highly educational and entertaining content. 5/5

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016

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Classic Gardner!

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Challenging

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013

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Definetly challenging for me since I have to revert back to my math classes of 20 years ago. Sometimes a better explanation of how the answer is derived would make it more of a learning experience.

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Simply Awesome !!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2010

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This is one of the best collections of mathematical puzzles that I have seen. Anyone who likes puzzles/mathematics should have this in his/her library.

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alston

One amazing collection!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2018

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This is one amazing collection and I highly recommend it to any one with an interest in mathematical problems. There are a range of problems here: some not too hard, others quite difficult. Solutions are available, but try not to look at them as the fun is in finding the solution, not in knowing the solution!
A great gift for any one of Gardner's fans!

M.Martin

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2017

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Bought this second hand for a little light reading and fun and games at dinner time. It is amazing how quickly an hour waiting for a casserole goes when solving a couple of these puzzles.

I love the variety and would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a little brain cell boost.

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M. P. Campbell

Smashing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2019

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A handsome distillation of Gardner's paperback books which I've had for decades and have now finally consigned to the bin :-)

Richard Kelly

For all who love mathematical puzzles.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2015

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Lots and lots of mathematical puzzles and problems (as the title says). Lots of examples but each one is the lighter and shorter side of Martin Garder who is always a good read. It is best dipped into from time to time and vary your choice of chapters as you go.

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Dr D.M. Hunt

Good fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2014

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A few minor problems in the solutions, but nothing that will spoil your fun, besides, working things out for yourself is where the fun is :D

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