Alice in Puzzle-Land A Carrollian Tale for Children Under Eighty

Raymond M. Smullyan

ISBN 10: 0688007481 / ISBN 13: 9780688007485

Published by William Morrow & Co, 1982

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0688007481I4N10

Synopsis:

A philosopher, logician, mathematician, humorist, and magician presents a collection of puzzles ranging from simple arithmetic puzzles that can be solved by the very young to complex logic puzzles that require the ability to reason logically

About the Author: Raymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and has taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York's Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he is also a concert pianist and a magician.
Raymond Smullyan: The Merry Prankster
Raymond Smullyan (1919– ), mathematician, logician, magician, creator of extraordinary puzzles, philosopher, pianist, and man of many parts. The first Dover book by Raymond Smullyan was First-Order Logic (1995). Recent years have brought a number of his magical books of logic and math puzzles: The Lady or the Tiger (2009); Satan, Cantor and Infinity (2009); an original, never-before-published collection, King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles (2010); and Set Theory and the Continuum Problem (with Melvin Fitting, also reprinted by Dover in 2010). More will be coming in subsequent years.
In the Author's Own Words:
"Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini."
"Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements: they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong.'" — Raymond Smullyan
Critical Acclaim for The Lady or the Tiger:
"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." — Martin Gardner

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alice in Puzzle-Land A Carrollian Tale for ...
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Greer Fitting
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket