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Why Bother?
First of all, its rather "stupid"to buy a book that appeals by offering the reader that it'll "boost their IQ".Your IQ doesn't simply skyrocket (or go up) by doing a book full of foolish exercises, in fact doing these exercises will do either of the following to you: 1) make you feel rather confident and elite OR 2) make you feel stupid and throw away the book because you feel IQ doesn't prove anything.In either case the reader has a right to feel that way, however, one should be aware that an IQ test simply serve as a rather easy way to determine a person's abilities because there are no better way to do so.If there were better, complex and accurate ways to determine intelligence abilities we wouldn't be wasting time and money and screwy pictures.Nevertheless, buy this book to amuse yourself with screwy pictures and exercises and feel insecure about your abilities OR laugh at others and feel good about yourself.In either case if the book has made you feel superior for the day then it is certainly worth your time and money, else don't buy it.

Skewed IQ Scale
This is a comment on MENSA: CHALLENGE YOUR IQ by Harold Gale and Carolyn Skitt. As a psychologist who has administered thousands of IQ tests, I was intrigued (and disappointed) by the skewed nature of the IQ distribution used in this book. The standard deviation of most commercial IQ tests is 15. Thus, an IQ of 130 is two standard deviations above the mean, which falls at the 98th percentile and qualifies the examinee for membership in Mensa. The IQ scale used in CHALLENGE YOUR IQ is grossly inflated. The standard deviation appears to be 24! Thus, a person who scores 115 on a commerical IQ test would get an equivalent IQ of 124 in this book. This is a whopping difference and is bound to make readers think they are far smarter than is actually the case.

worth your while
as per previous reviews, the only fault I have with the book is that it does tend to get repetitive and, as far as challenging goes - well, some of the problems are a measure of sheer tediousness rather than smarts.But perhaps that's good in developing EQ so a benefit to be gained anyway.If you like 'puzzles' then this is not a book for you.It is a series of IQ tests. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    3. Games/Puzzles    4. General    5. Quizzes    6. Brain teasers    7. Games / General   

Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games/Puzzles    3. General    4. Miscellanea    5. Presidents    6. Questions and answers    7. Quizzes    8. Reference    9. United States    10. United States - General   

Subjects:  1. Christian Mysticism    2. Christian saints in literature    3. Christianity in literature    4. Educational Games    5. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    6. In literature    7. Jesus Christ    8. Mysticism    9. New Age    10. Quizzes    11. Religion    12. Body, Mind & Spirit / Mysticism   

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Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games/Puzzles    3. Questions & Answers    4. Quizzes    5. Reference    6. Soccer    7. Lancashire    8. Puzzles & quizzes    9. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS    10. Reference / Questions & Answers    11. Soccer (Association football)   

Subjects:  1. Baltimore    2. Baseball - General    3. History    4. Maryland    5. Miscellanea    6. Quizzes    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports And Games    10. Washington (D.C.)    11. Sports & Outdoor Recreation   

Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    3. Games/Puzzles    4. General    5. Quizzes    6. Trivia    7. Games / Trivia    8. Puzzles & quizzes    9. Trivia & quiz question books   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Examinations    3. General    4. History    5. Intelligence Testing    6. Intelligence tests    7. Questions & Answers    8. Quizzes    9. Reference    10. Self-evaluation    11. Sports    12. Sports (General)    13. Study Aids    14. Study guides    15. Test Prep    16. Tests    17. Psychological testing & measurement    18. Sports & Outdoor Recreation    19. Study & learning skills   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Games    3. Games/Puzzles    4. Quizzes    5. Science & Nature - General   

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Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Misc. Nonfiction    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. Bible - General    4. Quizzes    5. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction   

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SWELL BOOK
This book is perfect for long trips to national parks. Filled with great questions and answers and very educational. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Camping    2. Quizzes    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Trees & Forests - General    5. Camping & woodcraft    6. Puzzles & quizzes   

Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games/Puzzles    3. Quizzes   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Games / Gamebooks    2. Games    3. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    4. Games/Puzzles    5. General    6. Logic & Brain Teasers    7. Mathematical Recreations    8. Quizzes    9. Sudoku    10. Brain teasers    11. Games / General   

Subjects:  1. Family    2. Family & Relationships    3. Family/Marriage    4. Humor    5. Life Stages - Adolescence    6. Life Stages - Teenagers    7. Quizzes    8. Satire And Humor    9. Topic - Family    10. Advice on parenting    11. Family & Relationships / Adolescence    12. Gift books   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Civilization, Modern    3. Games    4. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    5. Games/Puzzles    6. General    7. History, Modern    8. Miscellanea    9. Questions and answers    10. Quizzes    11. Trivia    12. Games / Quizzes    13. Games/Hobbies   

Subjects:  1. Genres & Styles - Rock    2. Quizzes    3. Software - Pop Arts / Pop Culture - Floppy / PC   

Subjects:  1. Games    2. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    3. Games/Puzzles    4. Logic & Brain Teasers    5. Quizzes    6. Word & Word Search    7. Games / Quizzes   

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A fun and informative collection of European information and trivia

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Subjects:  1. Europe - General    2. Europe - History    3. Games    4. Games/Puzzles    5. Indoor Games    6. Quizzes    7. Reference    8. Trivia    9. Europe    10. Trivia & quiz question books