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Calculator Books: The Calculator Puzzle Book
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Title: | The Calculator Puzzle Book |
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Author(s): |
Claude Birtwistle – who published a number of books on calculators and mathematical puzzles. | |
| First edition: | 1978 | |
| Publisher: | Paperfronts, Elliot Right Way Books, Kingswood, Surrey UK. | |
| This example | 1978 paperback by Paperfronts. Made and printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Reading and Fakenham. | |
| ISBN: | 716006367 | |
| Printed pages | 128 | |
| Cover: | No credit given for the illustrations on the cover or inside | |
| Size: | 111mm x 180mm (w x h) | |
| Price: | £0.60 in the UK | |
| Contents: | Introduction, Puzzles, A note on calculator operation, Hints and answers, Index. Roughly half taken up by puzzles and the other half by answers. | |
| Comments: | Broken down into 94 puzzles of various types ranging from mathematical puzzles, number patterns, number crosswords and tricks that make you faster than your calculator. Easy to dip in and try one or two out with a good mix of puzzles. | |
| Notable Quotes: | “So
you have a pocket calculator…and you still find it fascinating to push
buttons and juggle about with numbers?” And from the Publisher Paperfronts: “We seek the authoritative manuscript, giving editorial help to the inexperienced writer”. “Resulting huge print runs maintain tremendous low-price value…” |
