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Summary: mensa ain't what it's cracked up to be
Review: The above poster sounds a bit disgruntled...The book is not as bad as he seems to imply (although it is no masterpiece). It is no better than an average puzzle book, and that may be the most disappointing part. On the back of the book it states, "Intelligence and genius are often confused, and in truth many people have difficulty accurately defining what genius menas." However, the book is mainly comprised of a series conventional I.Q. and knowledge tests--little more than half of the written material is devoted to defining genius and unique styles of testing. As a result, the book does not contain enough testing material to be a sound puzzle book, and the genius-related information is too broad to be insightful.
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Summary: Mediocre
Review: The above poster sounds a bit disgruntled... The book is not as bad as he seems to imply (although it is no masterpiece). It is no better than an average puzzle book, and that may be the most disappointing part. On the back of the book it states, "Intelligence and genius are often confused, and in truth many people have difficulty accurately defining what genius menas." However, the book is mainly comprised of a series conventional I.Q. and knowledge tests--little more than half of the written material is devoted to defining genius and unique styles of testing. As a result, the book does not contain enough testing material to be a sound puzzle book, and the genius-related information is too broad to be insightful.
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Summary: mensa ain't what it's cracked up to be
Review: This is an average puzzle book with some fatuous, silly remarks about the true nature of genius thrown in. If this is the best that the high IQ crowd can come up with, God help us all.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the first book I have ever seen that includes a "spatial" section with questions that involve arithmetic, the alphabet, and other logical classification questions that involve no spatial abilities. It's really quite sad. As a book revealing genius, it's a failure, and, as my previous comments indicate, the included tests are inadequate. It's actually quite disturbing that a society like Mensa has developed such a poor thinking/I.Q./puzzle book like this (amongst a few others as well).
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the first book I have ever seen that includes a "spatial" section with questions that involve arithmetic, the alphabet, and other logical classification questions that involve no spatial abilities. It's really quite sad. As a book revealing genius, it's a failure, and, as my previous comments indicate, the included tests are inadequate. It's actually quite disturbing that a society like Mensa has developed such a poor thinking/I.Q./puzzle book like this (amongst a few others as well).
Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the first book I have ever seen that includes a "spatial" section with questions that involve arithmetic, the alphabet, and other logical classification questions that involve no spatial abilities. It's really quite sad. As a book revealing genius, it's a failure, and, as my previous comments indicate, the included tests are inadequate. It's actually quite disturbing that a society like Mensa has developed such a poor thinking/I.Q./puzzle book like this (amongst a few others as well).
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