Puzzle Me Twice: 70 Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Description
Most people are fooled by these deceptive puzzles where the wrong answer seems so obviously right! Will you beat the odds?
From Alex Bellos—puzzle-setter to the Guardian—here are 70 irresistible challenges that have stumped the sharpest minds he knows, even when warned! For example, how many mistakes are there in the following sentence?
This sentence is kurious because it
it only contayns three misteaks.*
Bellos wrangles math and physics, logic and wordplay, optical illusions, card games, and more to tie readers’ brains in pleasurable knots. These puzzles are quick to browse and simple to state, but look out: Each one has a right-looking wrong answer to lead you astray.
Suitable for novice and “pro” puzzlers of all ages, Puzzle Me Twice is the perfect diversion for your brainiest friends. Being wrong has never been so much fun!
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* There are five mistakes: Kurious, contayns, and misteaks are misspelled, the word it is repeated, and three is miscounted.
Praise for Puzzle Me Twice: 70 Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books)
Praise for Alex Bellos
"An expansive overview of numbers and figures, and those who find them irresistible. . . . A smorgasbord for math fans of all abilities.
— Kirkus Reviews on Here’s Looking at Euclid
Exactly the sort of book I wish had been available to me as a budding linguist. I recommend it for all the language and puzzle fans in your life!
— New York Times–bestselling author Gretchen McCulloch on The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book