Headscratchers The New Scientist Puzzle Book

This highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientist magazine. You'll find puzzles and problems drawn from real-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative and whimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed. With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinating exploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas.

Rob Eastaway is the puzzle advisor for New Scientist's puzzle column. He is the author of several bestselling books on everday maths, including Maths On The Back of an Envelope, Why do Buses Come in Threes? and Maths for Mums and Dads. He lives in London.