Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

by Sloane, Paul; MacHale, Des; Miller, Myron

• ISBN13: 9780806944708
• ISBN10: 0806944706
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-31
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Stand out from the pack--don't think conventionally, think laterally! And, you can start developing well-honed mental skills with more than 80 braintwisting puzzles that test your creativity and smarts. At first it might not seem as if there's enough information to solve them, but if you just persist, you'll come up with the logical answers. Some of the conundrums come from real life: try to figure out how the Greek playwright Aeschylus could have been killed by a tortoise or how the truth about Mary Queen of Scots' baldness was finally revealed. Or, give this a shot:A runner was awarded a prize for winning a marathon. But, the judges disqualified him when they saw a picture of his wristwatch. Why?Happy puzzling!Answer: A picture of the runner early in the race showed him wearing his watch on his right wrist. When he crossed the finishing line it was on his left wrist. The judges investigated and found that one man had run the first half and his identical twin brother ran the second half of the race.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(9)
The Puzzles	9	(44)
North Puzzles	10	(9)
South Puzzles	19	(12)
East Puzzles	31	(11)
West Puzzles	42	(11)
The Clues	53	(23)
The Answers	76	(17)
About the Authors	93	(1)
Index	94