If your maths homework feels like a vicious circle and you know you need to get your brain in shape, you need to read Murderous Maths! Are you perplexed by polygons and addled by angles? Do you feel cornered by squares? Do you sometimes wonder where to stick your compasses?

What ancient drawings lie in the secret Murderous Maths vault?
Why don't triangles collapse?
How does a Whispering Gallery work?
How do you fold a pentagon?
What sort of tricks can you play with circles?
Who is finally brought to life after 2,500 years and put on trial for giving us all centuries of mathematical misery?

All the answers are here, as well as a duel between Urgum and Grizelda, diabolical challenges from Professor Fiendish, academic punch ups between the Pure Mathematicians and a panic when Dolly Snowlips "cooks" Porky Boccelli a birthday treat.

Then maybe this book can help! Find out how to command respect throughout the entire Universe. Learn why the US defence headquarters is a pentagon. Discover the quickest way to get a naked Colonel back to his beach hut. Shape up your geometry skills!