Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806942520

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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.


Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806905532

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"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.


Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806944708

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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

Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806912486

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"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.


The Everything Lateral Thinking Puzzles Book

The Everything Lateral Thinking Puzzles Book

Author: Nikki Katz

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006-04-17

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1605503444

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f you pride yourself on thinking outside the box, then you'll love The Everything Lateral Thinking Puzzles Book! With hundreds of fun and imaginative problems for avid puzzlers like you, this all-in-one guide presents ridiculous scenarios that you can actually solve with simple common sense-and a little creativity! Organized by puzzle type and subject matter, simple and challenging riddles abound in this interactive book. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned expert, you'll test your wits with such tantalizing puzzles as this one: Puzzle: A doctor mixed a batch of medicine for his client and then drank it down himself. Why? Clues: 1. It tasted good! 2. It worked better with a straw. Solution: Coca-Cola was invented when a doctor was mixing headache medication to taste good. The approval board found that the medicine tasted better than it worked, so they carbonated the liquid and then marketed it!


Hall of Fame Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Hall of Fame Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Puzzlewright

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781402771170

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Chosen from nearly 18 collections, the authors' favorite lateral thinking puzzles are put together in one volume.


Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402703805

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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.


Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Captivating Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402732768

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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.


Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Author: Paul Sloane

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806986715

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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.