Can You Solve My Problems? av Alex Bellos

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<p><i>Are you smarter than a Singaporean ten-year-old?</i><br><i>Can you beat Sherlock Holmes?</i><i><br>If you think the answer is yes ¿ I challenge you to solve my problems. </i><br><br>Here are 125 of the world¿s best brainteasers from the last two millennia, taking us from ancient China to medieval Europe, Victorian England to modern-day Japan, with stories of espionage, mathematical breakthroughs and puzzling rivalries along the way.<br><br>Pit your wits against logic puzzles and kinship riddles, pangrams and river-crossing conundrums. Some solutions rely on a touch of cunning, others call for creativity, others need mercilessly logical thought. Some can only be solved be 2 per cent of the population. All are guaranteed to sharpen your mind. Let¿s get puzzling!</p>