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Alice in Puzzle-Land

by Raymond M. Smullyan · 1982

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A range of puzzles dealing with word play and logic, mathematics and philosophy, featuring Alice and the creatures of Wonderland.

Subject
sciencephilosophy
Genre
humor
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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