Customer Review: It might be a matter of personal taste, since I've found other reviewers with exactly the opposite opinion, but I really enjoyed the book and, given the fact that English is not my first language, it can't be possibly be written as badly as they say. Nevertheless, I found the book truly inspiring.... more info
Customer Review: This book is definitely entertaining, interesting, and well-researched. However, the premise is a little misleading. I bought this as I was finishing grad school and interviewing with tech companies. It really did not help at all. Maybe companies used to use these logic puzzles, but regardless, I... more info
Customer Review: Without a doubt, this is one of the best books I have ever read. Part history, part biography, part cold war drama - all within a context of game theory and its evolution over the second half of the twentieth century. Educated as an accountant and true to my profession, I was never exposed to game... more info
Customer Review: I have liked several of Poundstone's books but this one is a loser. He makes much of Arrow's Impossibility theorem, but never explains a proof. And the underlying premise of the whole book is that the democrats are entitled to Nader votes, and the gop is entitled to Libertarian party votes, and the... more info
Customer Review: This is a fun book on logic, pardoxes and puzzles. It's a good mental tune-up and reminder of the limits of what we think we know. Poundstone is an entertaining writer who knows how to take us through the logical steps without making feel like work.
Customer Review: A must read for senior executives and human resource managers. It moves you away from conventional interviewing scene and gives you a whole new perspective. I think we all know the "cliche" answer to this question by now: Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?. I believe everyone in the corporate... more info
Customer Review: Imagine a collection of the most fun gossip columns you can think of, but take out most of the celebrity sex stories and replace them with "cool" stuff that you can try out (or always wondered about) at home. Maybe there are just little things you always wondered about (what exactly is "mystery... more info
Customer Review: Despite not being a large book, this paperback makes a great "coffee table" book in the sense that it is great to leave laying around to have guests browse through. Flipping it open, one finds such important questions as: who's the best baseball player? which art museum is best? addressed. These are... more info
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Customer Review: Although this book was written in the 80's it is still up to date as it covers timeless aspects of physics. The book alternates chapters on Conway's Game of Life with chapters on physics. There is a lot of clearly explained chapters on information theory including Maxwell's Demon and the solution to... more info
