The Chicken From Minsk: And 99 Other Infuriatingly Challenging Brainteasiers From The Great Russian Tradition of Math And Science

The Brainy And Infuriatingly Fun-to-solve Problems That Have Kept The Best Russian Math And Physics Students Biting Their Pencils As Far Back As The Time Of The Czars. Yuri B. Chernyak & Robert M. Rose; Text Illustrations By Joseph Latinsky. A collection of puzzles and brainteasers ranging from tricky but solvable, to excruciatingly difficult. Every problem comes with a clue or two; most are illustrated, all have answers and many include background as to how and where they originated.