Murderous Maths has been given a gorgeous new cover look! Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to algebra they don't teach at school. Readers must pit their wits against Professor Fiendish in the Foul Formula Challenge and Chainsaw Charlie and his gruesome gang discover that even the simplest maths can be murderous. But look no further: The Phantom is here to banish algebraic agony - for good!

Desperate Measures

by Kjartan Poskitt

Published 1 June 2002
Maths with the laughs added in!

· Why does a horse need hands?
· How many metres are there on the head of a pin?
· How dense are you?

Find out in Desperate Measures - all the tricks, tips and short-cuts
they don't teach at school.

Why do people think Friday 13th is unlucky? How can you make a liar
tell the truth? How many people in the world share your birthday?
Easy Questions, Evil Answers provides the answers to all these
questions and more. It's the perfect laugh-out-loud, boredom busting
read for everyone who's ever wondered just how many footballs
you can fit in a swimming pool and how long it takes to count
to a million.

Criminal mastermind and evil genius Professor Fiendish has finally achieved his ultimate goal-a Murderous Maths book all to himself. And in a desperate attempt to warp the brains of readers everywhere he has filled it with utterly diabolical puzzles. Dare you face the challenge of. *the terrible writhing tongue tank of Fastbuck? *breadsticks at dawn with the gangsters? *the ultimate horror of the bottom of Fiendish's fridge? Pit your wits against everyone's favourite arch-enemy and see if you can solve the evil Professor's brain benders. Can you survive the Megavolt Vaults, the Darts of Doom or a game of Pass the Poison? Remember, it's not called Murderous Maths for nothing.

Is maths making you miserable? Are you alarmed by algebra and flummoxed by formulas? Do equations make you quake? Look no further: The Phantom is here to banish algebraic agony for good. Find out what Grizelda the Grisly buys on a shopping trip to the Slaughter-o-Mart, face another diabolical challenge from Professor Fiendish, and enter the Murderous Maths testing laboratory in the disturbing disguise of a Pure Mathematician. Meanwhile, the gangsters discover that, sometimes, x = a big, fat nothing.

You've cracked Su Doku, so now try Kakuro! 'Murderous Maths' proudly presents a fun-packed puzzle collection full of tips and tricks to help you beat KAKUROs. You'll also find a few SU DOKUs for old times' sake, plus our own favourite BRIDGE BUILDER puzzles. What's more, our research lab has produced a NEW puzzle - will you be one of the first people in the world to master the dreaded KJARPOSKO?

Is maths making you miserable? Are you forever getting your sums in a muddle and floundering with your formulas? Get back on track with "The Perfect Sausage". Find out how Pongo McWhiffy makes a perfect fried egg, how to get your fair share of the gangsters' leftover pizza and what make money really interesting. Meet the Gollarks' evil allies as they prepare for another invasion and join the Pure Mathematicians in a high-speed car chase. Can the Mathsmobile take the pace? Meanwhile, back at the Last Chance Saloon, Brett Shuffler brings the house down and Riverboat Lil meets her match.