More Games for the Superintelligent: Math, logic, and word puzzles, with insights into the minds of the masterminds

This delightful companion volume to the best-selling Games for the Superintelligent lets you match wits with master problem solvers in a fascinating collection of math, logic, and word puzzles that at first glance may seem impossible to solve. But don't be intimidated. You may be surprised to find that persistence and a dash of creativity will yield results. (If not, the solutions are listed at the back of the book!) This volume also features a look at "What Is Intelligence?"; an anecdotal guide to solving puzzles the superintelligent way; and even a sample intelligence test like the one MENSA uses to screen its candidates. MENSA is the international organization whose members are recruited exclusively from the most intelligent 2 percent of the population. (The author is a member.) So sharpen your wits and your pencils! Open this book at your own risk and be prepared for a vigorous round of mental calisthenics. James F. Fixx is a writer, editor, and long-time puzzle addict. A former feature editor of Saturday Review, senior editor of Life, and editor-in-chief of McCall's, he is the author of four books and is at work on a fifth. For the past several years he has written a puzzle column for several magazines. He and his wife, Alice, live in Riverside, Connecticut, with their crabgrass and fleeting glimpses of four children. Cover Inside Flaps Back Cover Title A word of welcome—and of warning Contents 1. What, exactly, is intelligence? 2. On logic, subways, and going forward by going sideways 3. Space, Grand Central Terminal, and the man who stood too close 4. Words for the wise 5. Mathematics, misery, and pure joy 6. Disturbers of the puzzler's peace 7. The damnable dozen 8. Solving puzzles the superintelligent way 9. Rating your intelligence More helpers Answers to puzzles This book lets you match wits with master problem solvers in a fascinating collection of math, logic, and word puzzles that at first glance may seem impossible to solve.