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Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The Ten Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time (Paperback)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (10 Sep 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0471648167
ISBN-13: 978-0471648161
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16 x 2 cm
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"With the proliferation of puzzle books, one looks for something different, and here it is! … This treatment will arouse interest, ally suspicion and banish fear." (Mathematical Association of America Online)

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IF WE VISIT THE CITY OF GIZA in Egypt today, we cannot help but be overwhelmed by the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx, a creature with the head and the breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, the tail of a serpent, and the wings of a bird. Read the first page

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