Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806905532
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
"We never grow tired of good news how come' mysteries of this kind....These story brainteasers are often solved in groups...with solvers asking yes-or-no questions of the puzzle poser (the one holding this book, perhaps). A novel feature of this volume is a Clues' section containing sample questions and answers, allowing you to play along solitaire."--Games World of Puzzles. 96 pages, 24 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Colorful Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806993928
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
A collection of puzzles that will challenge the best puzzle solver.

Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402732768
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Are you good at thinking outside the box? Do you consider yourself logical? And, most important of all, do you love a good challenge? Then this Mensa collection of devious brain-bafflers will entertain you -- and your friends and family -- for hours.

Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806942520
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Learn to "think laterally" and you'll solve pesky puzzles. These 110 puzzles start out fairly easy and the clues get more and more tantalizingly hard to figure out. They come in five sections: Dangerous and Deadly, Easy and Elementary, Interesting and Intriguing, Chastening and Challenging, and Fascinating and Fiendish. Just when you're on a roll, here comes a "Wally Test," a series of rapid-fire questions to make sure you're paying attention. 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806944708
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
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.

Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806912486
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
"A man writes the same number, and nothing else, on 20 sheets of paper. Why?" "A man went around the world in a ship. Yet he was always in sight of land. How come?" These are examples of lateral thinking puzzles. You're given a statement about a situation that you have to use as a starting point to arrive at a particular explanation or solution. Often there can be many possible scenarios to explain the puzzle, but the challenge is that you have to find the "right" answer. Typically the puzzles contain insufficient information for you to immediately figure out the solution (clues are provided). When you get stuck, attack the problem from a new direction--think laterally! Not only are these puzzles fun, they also help to develop skills in questioning, deduction, logic, and, of course, lateral thinking. Answers: It's January and he is writing the date of the year on all the checks in his checkbook to avoid putting last year's date by mistake; He was an astronaut in a space ship. 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806986715
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Lateral thinking is the key to solving these tantalizing puzzles. Packed with hundreds of brain teasers and mathematical problems, the book will test kids' powers of logic, and patience! "The logic, reasoning, and calculating required by the problems...will delight and torment puzzle fans."--Booklist. "Ninety-one how come' mysteries....We never get enough of these."--Games.

Mr. Riddler's Book of Riddles, Brain Teasers, Lateral Thinking Puzzles and More!

Author: Rev. B, A. Johnson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105273067
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
Riddles, brain teasers, puzzles and more to challenge the student, teacher or enthusiast. Included are illustrations that can be colored or copied.

Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402703805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
The latest in the hugely popular series of think-out-of-the box brainteasers, including Classic Lateral Thinking Challenges and Colorful Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Here's how you play the game and figure out these perplexing puzzles: take one of the scenarios, and with the help of a friend who looks at the answer, pose a series of yes and no questions until, by a process of elimination and deduction, you arrive at the solution. If you get stuck--and everyone does from time to time--there are additional clues to push you along. Keep trying and you will reach that glorious "aha!" moment when everything becomes crystal clear. In no time at all you'll have sharpened your wits...and become an accomplished lateral thinker.

Classic Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Edward J. Harshman
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402710629
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
A man writes the same number, and nothing else, on 20 sheets of paper. Why? To figure this out--and hundreds of other mind-bending lateral puzzles, too--you'll have to really fire up your brain and imagination. At first, it may not seem as if there's enough information to come up with a solution. But look more closely; there's always more than meets the eye. Check your assumptions, ask good questions, retune your mind, separate the facts from the red herrings, and the answers will come.