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    The Best Puzzle Books, recommended by A. J. Jacobs

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    The Best Puzzle Books - My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Martin Gardner

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    My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
    by Martin Gardner

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    The Best Puzzle Books - The Master Theorem: A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue, and Wit by M

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    The Master Theorem: A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue, and Wit
    by M

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    The Best Puzzle Books - Masquerade by Kit Williams

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    Masquerade
    by Kit Williams

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    The Best Puzzle Books - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter

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    Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
    by Douglas Hofstadter

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    The Best Puzzle Books - Codebreaking: A Practical Guide by Elonka Dunin & Klaus Schmeh

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    Codebreaking: A Practical Guide
    by Elonka Dunin & Klaus Schmeh

  • The Best Puzzle Books - My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Martin Gardner
  • The Best Puzzle Books - The Master Theorem: A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue, and Wit by M
  • The Best Puzzle Books - Masquerade by Kit Williams
  • The Best Puzzle Books - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
  • The Best Puzzle Books - Codebreaking: A Practical Guide by Elonka Dunin & Klaus Schmeh

The Best Puzzle Books, recommended by A. J. Jacobs

In a quest to solve every puzzle imaginable, bestselling author A.J. Jacobs came across a lot of books. Here, he recommends some of his favourites, from logic puzzles to treasure hunts, from codebreaking to the biggest puzzle of them all—why we’re here.

The Best Puzzle Books, recommended by A. J. Jacobs

    The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

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    The best books on Video Games - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell

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    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
    by Jesse Schell

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    The best books on Video Games - What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee

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    What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
    by James Paul Gee

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    The best books on Video Games - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce

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    Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
    by Celia Pearce

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    The best books on Video Games - Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming by T L Taylor

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    Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming
    by T L Taylor

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    The best books on Video Games - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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    Ready Player One
    by Ernest Cline

  • The best books on Video Games - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
  • The best books on Video Games - What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee
  • The best books on Video Games - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce
  • The best books on Video Games - Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming by T L Taylor
  • The best books on Video Games - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

Video games have never been more popular – or more intricately designed. But we haven’t yet developed the vocabulary to analyse a game’s impact the way we do a film’s, says professor of computational media Katherine Isbister. Here, she chooses five of the best books that explore the art of video game design, and the subcultures that grow up around them.

The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

    The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

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    The best books on Watson - After Thought by James Bailey

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    After Thought
    by James Bailey

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    The best books on Watson - Darwin Among the Machines by George Dyson

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    Darwin Among the Machines
    by George Dyson

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    The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright


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    Glut
    by Alex Wright


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    The best books on Watson - The User Illusion by Tor Nørretranders

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    The User Illusion
    by Tor Nørretranders

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    The best books on Watson - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

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    The Soul of a New Machine
    by Tracy Kidder

  • The best books on Watson - After Thought by James Bailey
  • The best books on Watson - Darwin Among the Machines by George Dyson
  • The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright

  • The best books on Watson - The User Illusion by Tor Nørretranders
  • The best books on Watson - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

Former BusinessWeek writer recommends five books that deepen our understanding of the science and psychology behind Jeopardy!’s computer champion, Watson

The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

    The best books on Champions, recommended by Matthew Syed

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    The best books on Champions - Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by Neil Charness & Paul J Feltovich and Robert R Hoffman

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    Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance
    by Neil Charness & Paul J Feltovich and Robert R Hoffman

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    The best books on Champions - Enhancing Evolution by John Harris

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    Enhancing Evolution
    by John Harris

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    The best books on Champions - Self Theories by Carol Dweck

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    Self Theories
    by Carol Dweck

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    The best books on Champions - Heuristics and Biases by Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman & Thomas Gilovich

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    Heuristics and Biases
    by Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman & Thomas Gilovich

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    The best books on Champions - The Mighty Walzer by Howard Jacobson

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    The Mighty Walzer
    by Howard Jacobson

  • The best books on Champions - Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by Neil Charness & Paul J Feltovich and Robert R Hoffman
  • The best books on Champions - Enhancing Evolution by John Harris
  • The best books on Champions - Self Theories by Carol Dweck
  • The best books on Champions - Heuristics and Biases by Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman & Thomas Gilovich
  • The best books on Champions - The Mighty Walzer by Howard Jacobson

The best books on Champions, recommended by Matthew Syed

Table tennis champion and author of Bounce: How Champions are Made, Matthew Syed believes that winning is partly the placebo effect of confidence.

The best books on Champions, recommended by Matthew Syed

    The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

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    The best books on Computer Games - A Theory of Fun by Raph Koster

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    A Theory of Fun
    by Raph Koster

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    The best books on Computer Games - Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga

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    Homo Ludens
    by Johan Huizinga

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    The best books on Computer Games - Play Money by Julian Dibbell

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    Play Money
    by Julian Dibbell

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    The best books on Computer Games - Playbooks and Checkbooks by Stefan Szymanski

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    Playbooks and Checkbooks
    by Stefan Szymanski

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    The best books on Computer Games - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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    Flow
    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • The best books on Computer Games - A Theory of Fun by Raph Koster
  • The best books on Computer Games - Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga
  • The best books on Computer Games - Play Money by Julian Dibbell
  • The best books on Computer Games - Playbooks and Checkbooks by Stefan Szymanski
  • The best books on Computer Games - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

Computer games aren’t just for teenage boys locked in their bedrooms says author and former Prospect senior editor Tom Chatfield – they are vital tools for social development. Here he selects five of the best books on the theory behind games, and the culture that grows up around them.

The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

    The best books on Poker, recommended by Victoria Coren Mitchell

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    The best books on Poker - Shut Up and Deal by Jesse May

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    Shut Up and Deal
    by Jesse May

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    The best books on Poker - The Cincinnati Kid by Richard Jessup

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    The Cincinnati Kid
    by Richard Jessup

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    The best books on Poker - The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez

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    The Biggest Game in Town
    by A. Alvarez

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    The best books on Poker - Big Deal by Anthony Holden

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    Big Deal
    by Anthony Holden

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    The best books on Poker - Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth

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    Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players
    by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth

  • The best books on Poker - Shut Up and Deal by Jesse May
  • The best books on Poker - The Cincinnati Kid by Richard Jessup
  • The best books on Poker - The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez
  • The best books on Poker - Big Deal by Anthony Holden
  • The best books on Poker - Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth

The best books on Poker, recommended by Victoria Coren Mitchell

European poker champion, author and presenter, Victoria Coren Mitchell, talks us through her library of the best books on poker.

The best books on Poker, recommended by Victoria Coren Mitchell

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