A Mixed Bag: Jokes, Riddles, Puzzles and Memorabilia

by Raymond M. Smullyan

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. Humor. Music. Of all of Raymond Smullyan's many books, A MIXED JOKES, PUZZLES, RIDDLES AND MEMORABILIA perhaps best captures the timeless delight of the casual conversation of this American polymath. A seamless continuum of jokes, stories, puzzles, and reflections, caught in an deliciously unpremeditated arc that nonetheless is remarkably cohesive, it is sparkling and charming proof that cheerfulness need not be incompatible with intelligence, nor pleasure with wisdom.

164 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2016

About the author

Raymond M. Smullyan was a logician, musician, Zen master, puzzle master, and writer.

Reviews

[Jeremy German · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved reading Smullyan books as a kid, but to be honest I was kind of ready for this one to be finished. It's a firehose of short anecdotes, puzzles, and riddles. There are a few good ones, but much of the humor falls flat, and most of the puzzles are found (as far as I remember) in his more structured books.

[Federico Kereki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book, along the lines of the previous Smullyan's logic puzzles and humor books. Easy to read at one sitting!