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Originally Posted by shorty943
 I've got a small paper-back on just that subject.
Oh, wow, for, ahem, "copyright reasons" this edition of Martin Gardners, Mathematical Puzzle's and Diversions, is not for sale in the US or Canada.
That is the fine print on the back cover.
Now that's not right.
Damn it, he's an American. Born in Tulsa in 1914. Got his BA at Chicago.
Hm, maybe he upset McCarther.
Maybe the "good" Senator thought Mr. Martin subversive?
Too clever with numbers to be a good American?
Nah.
Probably some corporate thing to do with Penguin Books.
Corporate, it should be a cuss word. 
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Actually has nothing to do with Mr. Gardner's patriotism nor Penguin Books corporate policies. It's a matter of differences in copyright law among the three countries.
Living near the Canadian border, we've paid nasty duties on books we purchased in Canada and brought home. Books have ideas; they must be taxed to prevent people from taking them across international borders!