The work is powerful and has established a passionate following as well as harsh critics.

    Many of the puzzles are classics, while others are presented here for the first time. Ridiculous riddles, tantalizing teasers, intricate mazes, deceptive illusions, tricky questions, and a host of unusual word and picture puzzles offer young readers hours of challenging fun. Youngsters will love such intriguing mind-builders as The Maze of Minotaur, the Dime-and-Penny Switcheroo, Mr. Bushyhead's Problems, Knock, Knock…Who's There?, Mrs. Windbag's Gift, Find the Duck, Bee on the Nose, The Flatz Beer Goof, and many more.Compiled by noted puzzle expert Martin Gardner, this collection combines two books in one, providing a double helping of puzzle fun in one convenient volume. Richly illustrated with diagrams and hilarious drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi, this curious and comic collection is the perfect companion for car trips, parties and picnics, or long rainy days. Solutions are at the back of the book — but don't peek until you've given the puzzles a try!

    

    CONTENTS- Introduction: the battle of the books renewed- A logic that can't say what anything is- Alternative logics: a what-logic and a relating-logic- The what-statements of a what-logic: why they are not analytic truths- The what-statements of a what-logic: why they are not synthetic truths- The disabilities of a relating-logic: the fallacy of inverted intentionality- The world as seen through a relating-logic- A what-logic and its supposed commitment to essences and substantial forms- Induction as conceived by a relating-logic and a what-logic- The picture of the world derived from the inductions in a relating-logic- Deductive explanation: a likely case study in surrealism?- From deductive explanation in general to historical explanation in particular- A short digression from history into ethics- Conclusion: epilogue or epitaph?