num_pages: 288
description: A collection of challenges from throughout history, featuring some of the greatest ever puzzle masters. From the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today, T he Penguin Book of Puzzles is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history. These challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike. There is something here to suit every taste, including crosswords, mathematical challenges, word games and logic conundrums, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by. Timeless and entertaining, there are hours of fun waiting in this miscellany of puzzlement.
language: English
title: The Penguin Book of Puzzles
publisher: Michael Joseph