The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time: A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay

Put your noggin to the test this holiday season with the most famous brain games of all time!

Puzzles and brainteasers can be found throughout history and around the world (did you know that coded messages date all the way back to 2500 BCE?). This book collects 125 of the most popular and challenging mind-benders for hours of fun-filled entertainment that can sharpen your creative thinking skills.

Get ready to dive into famous math, logic, and word puzzles like Odd One Out, Fibonacci's Legacy, the Polybius Cipher, and more. Bring it on road trips, to family game night, or give it as a stocking stuffer or Christmas gift, and get everyone involved in the puzzle-solving fun!

Fun for anyone--You don't need any special skills to solve these puzzles, and clues and answer keys are there to help you if you get stumped.

5 challenge levels--A wide variety of puzzle types and challenge levels ensures there's something to solve for puzzle masters of all ages and skills.

Hints of history--Every time you tackle a new puzzle, you'll learn fun facts about where it comes from and how long it's been around.

Perfect for holiday entertaining--Keep kids and adults entertained throughout the holiday festivities with an activity that groups of any size can do together!

Get ready to sharpen your mind with the ultimate book of mind-blowing brain teasers.

MARCEL DANESI is a professor of linguistics anthropology and semiotics at the University of Toronto, and has composed puzzles for Reader's Digest as well as a blog for Psychology Today, discussing the significance of many types of puzzles. He abides by the principle that even though some puzzles may take more patience to solve, they all should be "do-able" and eventually lead to a grasp of the solution.