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The puzzles, in general, are witty, entertaining, and, as promised, had surprising conclusions. The very bright undergraduates whom I asked to review the book really liked it; they had not seen these puzzles before and found the book a great collection of mathematical challenges, as I did.
—Joyce Fisher, Mathematics Teacher, August 2008
… the thwarted puzzler need never feel annoyed. Even when the reader has had success, Winkler's solutions will often elucidate unexpected perspectives and ideas. … Summing Up: Recommended. All levels.
—CHOICE, May 2008
This book is a collection of wonderful puzzles … It is not necessary to know advanced mathematics to appreciate this very good work and to solve the puzzles.
—Mathematical Reviews, April 2008
Winkler has a keen eye for a good mindbender: the solution should be pleasing, neither too easy nor too difficult to find, and invoke some generally useful mathematical idea. This collection offers both stimulation and enlightenment…
—The London Mathematical Society, February 2008
… I've been enjoying [the book] very much. So far my favorite puzzles are 'Rolling Pencil' and 'Winning at Wimbledon,' which I missed myself (slapping forehead), and which have fooled everyone else I've tried them on as well.
—Will Shortz, Puzzlemaster, NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, September 2007
wonderful book presents, from diverse sources and with wit and humor, many interesting and challenging problems, both mathematical and otherwise. Like its predecessor, it is a must for the shelves of a problem connoisseur.
—Andy Liu, June 2007
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There are some that are classic puzzles, such as the maximum possible overhang you can achieve by stacking bricks so that there is an overhang as you go up from one layer to the next. If you are looking for new mathematical mountains to scale, then this is a book for you. It is challenging, occasionally forbidding, and keeps your neurons devoted to mathematical activity firing as rapidly as is physiologically possible.
Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission
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