Win a Free Pickover book

Win a free Pickover book if you can solve puzzles presented in the Neoreality science-fiction series.

* Attention: all puzzles have finally been solved (August 8, 2007). Thanks to all who participated. *

On page 79 of my novel The Lobotomy Club, Adam and his girlfriend Sayori are exploring a ziggurat in an alternate reality America. Inside the ancient structure, a woman approaches them and says four italicized words. Adam and his girlfriend never learn what these four words mean. I have already given a free Pickover book to the first person who deciphered the meaning of the words. [This prize has already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!] The Lobotomy Club is here:

The Lobotomy Club

On page 128 of my novel Liquid Earth, people encounter dozens of symbols etched into a tree. The people never seem to understand the message fully, which is written in a sequence of animals including rabbits, butterflies, and horses. I will give a free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of the message. e Pickover book to the first person who deciphered the meaning of the words. [This prize has already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!] Liquid Earth is here:

Liquid Earth

On pages 164-165 of my novel Egg Drop Soup, David and Melissa see numerous cryptic symbols on a library wall. The librarian says that no one has deciphered the text. Perhaps the symbols are meaningless. Perhaps not. I will give a free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of the message or can prove that they have no meaning. (So far no one has deciphered what is on the library wall). Egg Drop Soup is here:

Egg Drop Soup

On pages 109-111 of my novel Sushi Never Sleeps, Neuron plays a beautiful game with playing pieces placed on a circular board. In the hyperdimensional version, does the first player always win? Justify your answer in a way that game players or mathematicians would accept. (So far no one has solved this, and I would be interested in hearing from people who play the game.) Sushi Never Sleeps is here:

Sushi Never Sleeps

On page 191 of my book Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves, we see a dedication at the bottom of the page that starts "To the chordates...." I will give a free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of the words coded in numbers. Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves is here:

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves

If an even digit appears somewhere in the number at the end of this paragraph, you are very lucky, because it means that you will go to a bookstore or library and acquire one of the above books within the next two weeks, and it will change your life. Your number is: .

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