{"product_id":"perilous-problems-for-puzzle-lovers-math-logic-word-puzzles-to-challenge-your-brain-paperback","title":"Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers: Math, Logic \u0026 Word Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Bellos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublisher's Note: \u003ci\u003ePerilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in the UK under the title \u003ci\u003eSo You Think You've Got Problems?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePerilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, \u003c\/i\u003e Alex Bellos collects 125 of the world's greatest stumpers--many dangerous to your person, and \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e dangerous to your pride. Brace yourself to wrestle with wordplay, grapple with geometry, and scramble for survival. For example . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen lions and a sheep are in a pen. Any lion who eats the sheep will fall asleep. A sleeping lion will be eaten by another lion, who falls asleep in turn. If the lions are all perfect logicians, what happens?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bellos pairs his fiendish brainteasers with fascinating history, so you'll meet Alcuin, Sam Loyd, and other puzzle masters of yore--in between deranged despots and wily jailers with an unaccountable taste for riddles. Will \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e make it out alive? \u003ci\u003eAnd what about the sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501552713949,"sku":"9781615197187","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/DsPTTFXKM69781615197187.webp?v=1772043005","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/perilous-problems-for-puzzle-lovers-math-logic-word-puzzles-to-challenge-your-brain-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}