{"product_id":"9781615193882","title":"Can You Solve My Problems? : Ingenious, Perplexing, and Totally Satisfying Math and Logic Puzzles","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCan You Solve My Problems?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePuzzle lovers, rejoice!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bestselling math writer Alex Bellos has a challenge for you: 125 of the world’s best brainteasers from the last two millennia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Armed with logic alone, you’ll detect counterfeit coins, navigate river crossings, and untangle family trees. Then—with just a dash of high school math—you’ll tie a rope around the Earth, match wits with a cryptic wizard, and use four 4s to create every number from 1 to 50. (It \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003ebe done!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The ultimate casebook for daring puzzlers, \u003ci\u003eCan You Solve My Problems?\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the story of the puzzle—from ancient China to Victorian England to modern-day Japan. Grab your pencil and get puzzling!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Bellos has added a classic to the genre of math and logic puzzles. . . . Written with cohesive themes, clever content, and a studied awareness for enriching the reader's mind, this book is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys the experience of an aha! moment.”—\u003ci\u003eMath Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, the Mathematical Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Think of the best storyteller you know and the coolest teacher you ever had, and now you’ve got some idea of what Alex Bellos is like.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSteven Strogatz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of x\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781615193882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40844332007630,"sku":"9781615193882","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_e597585c-bb8e-4e54-8365-8bb4ee664a29.jpg?v=1643702978","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781615193882","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}