Millions of people throughout the world are fascinated by puzzles, conundrums,
and brain teasers. These amusing twisters from Barry Clarke are based on his
extensive experience writing for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and New
Scientist. The author has gathered together a variety of posers including
several examples of a brand new type of puzzle, The Word Bandit. Hints and full
solutions are included for all puzzles. Wittily written and illustrated with
delightful cartoons by the author, there is something for everyone here: puzzles
for children, for the family, for members of Mensa, but above all puzzles for
pleasure.

"...The author, who has a degree in quantum mechanics and has worked as a comedy
writer for the BBC, creates novel and funny situations for each of his problems.
Approximately half of these puzzles appeared as brain twisters in the Daily
Telegraph newspaper in London." David J. Hildreth, The Mathematics Teacher

"...a lot of problem-solving puzzles in it [that are] hard yet fun..." Andrew
Wood, American Scientist

"Challenging yet extremely accessible..." The Reading Lamp

"Written in a light humorous style, and delightfully illustrated by this multi-
talented author, the puzzle assortment includes logic problems, word conundrums,
algebraic teasers, visio-spatial puzzles, lateral mind benders and other brain
twisters." Cryptologia

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