Yesterday I received an email from Amazon with a few recommendations based upon the books I already bought.

This time there was also a book recommended called The Mammoth Book of IQ Puzzles. It is a paperback version with 512 pages and published by Carroll & Graf.

Amazon gives the following description for this puzzle book: This brilliant new puzzle collection from the creators of the hugely successful The Mammoth Book of Puzzles and The Mammoth Book of Astounding Puzzles features a cumulative IQ scoring system based on the new Haselbauer-Dickheiser Test for Exceptional Intelligence, recently used to find the [Read More...]

According to Phaidon Rubik’s Cube is one of the 999 selected design classics. You can find all 999 design classics in chronological order in a book called Design Classics.

A ‘design classic’ is defined as an industrially manufactured object with timeless aesthetic value. It serves as a standard of its kind and, despite the year in which it was designed, is still up to date.

The ‘design classics’ collection presented in three volumes with in total 3300 pages has been put together by a group of experts following the above criteria.

Buy Phaidon Design Classics (3 Volume Set) (Pts. 1, 2 & 3) at Amazon.com. Happy Puzzling!

Some memories from my childhood popped up when looking at the website of Monkeying Around loaded with dot-to-dot puzzles.

You can download some free dot-to-dot puzzle and you can also buy “The Greatest Dot-to-dot puzzle books in the World” with brilliant puzzle designs for your children. These Dot-to-Dot puzzle books will keep your kids busy for hours full of puzzle fun.

Buy The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Book in the World at Amazon.com. Happy Puzzling!

A few years ago I received an email in which they offered me a puzzle book if placed a link to their website. Well I did and a few weeks later I received a slitherlink puzzle book from Nikoli. And to be honest I really liked their Slitherlink puzzles. A long time they sold their puzzle books also online. The only downside is that you can not pay by credit card (you have to use paypal). While browsing their website I also found out that Nikoli makes well made and hand made Sudoku’s. And as they at Nikoli [Read More...]

“Sin and Vengeance” is a book written by CJ West and offers you more than a normal book. Within the text two messages are hidden and the first person to decipher them will earn up to $ 1000.

You can follow the treasure hunt via on the 22 West Books Web site. You must find subtle clues in the book that leads you to the starting place of each message. Then, you’ll have to experiment to find the right interval between the letters of the message, bypassing most of the letters that make up [Read More...]

While looking for new puzzle books I found a very interesting puzzle book called The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems at Amazon.com.

Just reading the customer reviews made me order this book. Some of the comments: “No amateur or expert math lover should be without this indispensable volume …” “What a great collection of puzzles. Anyone who likes puzzles SHOULD own this.” “…Every puzzle-lover should have it for hours of fun.”

Some puzzle books have just a bit extra to enjoy your passion for puzzles. If you are also interested in this [Read More...]

In my puzzle collection I have also some lovely puzzle books, but most of the time they show the same puzzles from many years ago over and over again.

Puzzle Classics is different. It shows also the old puzzles but it will surprise you with some brand new original ideas.

Let this puzzle book also surprise you and relight your passion and love for puzzles. You can buy the New Puzzle Classics from Amazon. Happy Puzzling!