Des McHale

Des McHale is a humorist and author whose writings have ridden the gamut from puzzles to humor to geology to quitting smoking. Born in County Mayo, Ireland, MacHale is a professor of Mathematics at University College in Cork.

His interests, according to his biography in the co-authored Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles, include puzzles, geology, writing, broadcasting, films, photography, numismatics, and mathematics. He and his wife have five children.

Bibliography

The Worst Kerryman Jokes
Last of the Kerryman Jokes
Improve Your Lateral Thinking
Mrs. Malaprop Lives
Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Irish Love and Marriage Jokes
Perplexing Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Logical Thinking Puzzles
More Kerryman Jokes
Wit
Tricky Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Spiritual and Thought-Provoking Quotations
Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Book of Kerryman Jokes
BrainStrains Power Puzzles
The Book of Irish Bull
Bernatzik
The Best of Corkman Jokes
Wit
The Official Kerryman Jokebook
The Who, What & Where of Brain Bafflers
Paddy the Englishman, Paddy the Irishman, Paddy the Scotsman Jokes
Puzzles for a Super Mind Workout
The Humour of Cork
Mind Challenging Puzzle Book
Best Irish Humorous Quotations
Big Book of Brain Baffling Puzzles
Yet More Wit
Classical Lateral Thinking Puzzles
World's Best Scottish Jokes
Sit-and-Solve Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Mind-Bending Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Colorful Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Mind-Bending Challenging Logic
Brain-busting Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Lateral Logician
Wit Rides Again
The Complete Guide to the Quiet Man
Brainstrains
Lovers' Wit
The Ultimate Lateral and Critical Thinking Puzzle Book
Classic Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Ready Wit
Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Picture the Quiet Man

--B. Redman