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Can You Solve My Problems?
by Alex Bellos
125 of the best puzzles in history, with solutions and the stories behind them. A puzzle book with scholarship.
Read it if…
you want great puzzles with context.
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Skip it if…
you want to read, not solve.
Try instead: The Grapes of Math →
Three things you will actually use
- Puzzles train thinking.
- History hides in riddles.
- Solve before reading the answer.
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Try the first ten.
Our verdict
Bellos's puzzles.
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