Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions

The range and quality of the optical illusions in this book are fantastic! It was really amazing to see how easily we are deceived by optically illusions without either knowing this or being able to do anything about this. Well worth getting.

Bought this book for my grandaughter but she was lucky to get it, as everyone wanted to see it,It was very intriguing , and gave our brain a good workout. I would certainly recommend this bookTo everyone

Bounght this initially as a present for an 8 year old.However, when it arrived I had a look through it and decided to keep as a stocking filler for one of my sons (both in their 20's).Think it's the kind of thing that will go down well over Christmas and get passed around the family.Layout of the book in general is not for children and there are probably other options that are more suitable. However, I am pleased to get my Christmas shopping off to am unexpected early start!

Bought this for my youngest son as a Christmas present, obviously he has not got it yet so may have to update my review later. As for me, I had a quick flick through which turned into a good long peruse and then rushing to hide it as my son came home!! I like this, there are some obvious illusions that everone has seen, the Escher terrace and the eskimo/indian illusion, but still even a flick through will prompt a pause while you try to work out each picture. Some are obvious ofcourse, but that does not make them any the less intreguing, buy and prepare to flip the pages again and again.

Great book, purchased for nephew who love OI books, but it's s bit advanced for him (6) so suggest more suitable for older age group/adult.

I expected this book to be a bit more serious. The book contains dozens of different optical illusions - 1 per page. Unfortunately none of these are explained. Ech has some instruction telling how to look at it - like 'look on the image for 5 minutes, can you see it vibrating?' Some optical illusions even repeats itself in different parts of the book - like someone who put this book together didnt even read it that much.I was really hoping for some more scientific book which dives slightly deeper into the subject, tells the story behind each illusion, explains why it works this way etc. Instead I got some book with pictures for kids. Not to mention that many well known illusions are missing here. I believe this book leaves some space for someone else to cover this subject better and more seriously. I hope I find such book at some point.

I bought this as a present for a friend and when he opened it everyone liked the look of it. He is a bit of an expert on optical illusions and he was pleased to see such a big collection and many he hadn't seen before. I think most people would enjoy this book

Amazing book and superb value for money.

E' impossibile non comprarlo se si è interessati alle illusioni ottiche. E' un compendio ricco di esempi, dai più noti a quelli meno noti. Tutti interessanti :-)La qualità del libro, carta e struttura, è ottima. Peccato solo che nei magazzini o in trasporto i libri stiano iniziando ad arrivare sempre un po' rovinati.

Thank you!

I cannot tell you how pleased I am with this book. I had been loooking for a "science-y" type book to donate to my son's kindergarten class - something to get kids excited about science other than dinosaurs. Well, my son got so excited when he started "getting" the illusions that I literally thought he was going to have a potty accident. He wanted to look at page after page - some of the illusions he got right away and others he didn't really see, but he was not deterred. In fact, the whole family - both parents and 2 kids, looked at the book enthusiastically for much of the night. There are hundreds of excellent photos with nice simple captions. The book is very entertaining and offers a broad array of types of optical illusions. The book does not describe how or why these illusions work, so if you are looking for that, you'll need to look elsewhere. But for a great collection of optical illusions - suitable for your coffee table or your children's classroom, you will not be disappointed. I am going to look at Seckel's other books to buy another!

This is a very solid book with many illustrations of classic illusions.

Acquistato per regalarlo a mia figlia che è appassionata di illusioni ottiche. L'ho sfogliato un po' ed ho visto centinaia di immagini di cui tantissime mai viste. Penso che sarà proprio un bel regalo per un'appassionata come lei.