Product Description

Are You Smart, or What? is the most entertaining book of word games, ever! It combines clever challenges and surprising answers with playful innovations to both amaze and amuse readers of all ages. All puzzles are concise and uncomplicated. They are about ordinary words and things that everybody knows about so the entire family can enjoy them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43415 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Review
"...I had to solve almost every one (word game) in this book before I could put it aside." -- MENSA Bulletin June 2001

"Cleverly presented to tease, intrigue and challenge. Naturally I scored off the charts!" -- Bill Cosby (letter dated 6/20/01)

...a fascinating puzzle book for all ages and educational backgrounds. Challenging yet lighthearted. ...the perfect gift book. -- The Midwest Book Review

“Cleverly presented to tease, intrigue, and challenge. Naturally, I scored off the charts!” -- Bill Cosby

“I’m not partial to puzzles, but I had to solve almost every one before I could set it (book) aside.” -- MENSA Bulletin, June 2001

From the Publisher
International Puzzle Features is pleased announce that in addition to publishing Are You Smart, or What?, we also have taken over the publishing of Pat Battaglia’s previous best seller “So You Think You’re Smart, 150 Fun and Challenging Brain Teasers.”

From the Author
Bill Cosby captured the essence of my book when he stated “Cleverly presented to tease, intrigue and challenge.” That was my intent, exactly. I want people to have fun with my book. Bill Cosby did. I’m sure you will, too.

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully challenging and fun
I love puzzles and this is one of the greatest word game books I have ever read. Lighthearted and fun it still proved challenging. The answers are basic and obvious but somehow often elude the reader. When I could not figure one out and had to look at the answer it was always followed with a groan as I realized that I had overlooked the obvious. A great gift idea that the whole family will enjoy, I highly recommend this book.

Wonderful fun!
I just adored this book and enjoyed every single puzzle in it. As one reviewer points out, this is a book for word puzzle enthusiasts. It might be compared to Will Shortz's "Puzzlemaster Presents" series. What I love about this book is that it can be done without the aid of a dictionary, as it uses a vocabulary from common cultural literacy (e.g. types of candy bars, etc.). I also appreciate the fact that the references aren't dated like some game books are, which can lead to frustration when I am asked to rely on my knowledge of stars from the eighties. Overall, I simply loved this book for the accessible but challenging fun it provided. I hope that Mr. Battaglia will be gracing us with another book of this type soon!

A Clever Collection
Is it normal to get a plethora of amazing Christmas gifts but ignore them all to focus on a book of games? In my case, and clearly what appears to many others, ABSOLUTELY!! Being a college student I have a pretty busy schedule, but I occasionaly like to escape from the realities of schoolwork and delve into puzzle books. (They are fun, yet intend to be challenging) The problem arises when I find myself with Goldilock Syndrome, some are too easy while others are just too hard. When my mother gave me "Are You Smart, or What?" I finally found the perfect combination. Easy and hard now peacefully coexisted in a book of fun where brains were a plus, but cleverness was the key.