The Riddle of Scheherazade: And Other Amazing Puzzles

This book has a ton of great riddles framed in a cute, if somewhat campy storyline about Scheherazade and the sultan. Many of the riddles require algebra, but I haven't run into any more complicated math than that yet. The classic liar/truth-teller logic puzzles are here, as well as some more visual puzzles, and a few real "who am I?" riddles thrown in for fun.I highly recommend it for a math class--I end each class with 15 minutes of riddles (sometimes we do 3 or 4 in that time, sometimes it's only enough to work through 1). Although to me some of the puzzles are just true algebra word problems, they never complain and love to figure them out.The later parts of the book move into more advanced logic puzzles and concepts, which I am considering using for my Geometry students. A really nice resource!

My Discrete Math professor started a lecture with a riddle from this text, and I ended up seeking out a copy. This is absolutely beautiful. I showed my professor this copy and he was jealous! I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in problem solving.

A good book to share.

I would recommend this book for all parents of children age 7 and up.The logic problems are presented as short and wonderfully written stories, and my children just love to solve them. Great reference book for any math teacher/math team coach as well.

Very clever puzzles, and many different kinds as well. Very interesting, and presented in a fun way.

This book, by a well-known poser of puzzles, sets out of the order of a thousand logic puzzles in a format loosely styled upon the presentation of Scheherazade, but in a somewhat less entrancing way. The problem with logic is that there is just so much of it about. Perhaps the axiom 'less is more' might have been applied and some judicious excision of the more mechanical or repetitious examples been performed. The jewels are lost amongst the glass beads. Obviously by its nature mathematical logic eschews value judgements, but in the present case this seems to have been taken rather too literally.

The book was in first-rate shape, as advertised.

Excellent

When I was in my teens I borrowed a book from the library called "what is the name of this book?" by Raymond Smullyan. The logic puzzles contained therein were something new to me and great fun-although I spent most of the time just looking up the answers rather than solving them! This book follows the same style and makes your head hurt if you read it for too long! Great for driving the family crazy-five stars!!!

Smullyan's books mix recreational math with entertainment, the author liked them to be called "math novels". Having read several Smullyan's books I can tell this book is also really good. Puzzles and riddles from it are not only logical, but recreational mathematics in general. There is a second part centered in coercive logic.

Great mind puzzles, especially to get kids thinking.

I liked the story. It was well written and engaging. A fun read.