Mixed Bag: Jokes, Riddles, Puzzles and Memorabilia Contributor(s): Smullyan, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0986144576 ISBN-13: 9780986144578 Publisher: Sagging Meniscus Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Mathematics - Humor | Form - Jokes & Riddles |
Dewey: 510.92 |
LCCN: 2016902980 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 164 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. Humor. Music. Of all of Raymond Smullyan's many books, A MIXED BAG: JOKES, PUZZLES, RIDDLES AND MEMORABILIA perhaps best captures the timeless delight of the casual conversation of this American polymath. A seamless continuum of jokes, stories, puzzles, and reflections, caught in an deliciously unpremeditated arc that nonetheless is remarkably cohesive, it is sparkling and charming proof that cheerfulness need not be incompatible with intelligence, nor pleasure with wisdom. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smullyan, Raymond: - Raymond Smullyan, born 1919 in Far Rockaway, New York, is a mathematician, concert pianist, magician, and author of numerous books of logic puzzles, chess puzzles, mathematics, philosophy and memoir. |