{"product_id":"the-rube-goldberg-puzzle-book-hardcover","title":"The Rube Goldberg Puzzle Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Leighton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRube Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComical! Challenging! Collectible! This one-of-a-kind combination of puzzles and the crazy contraptions of the legendary Rube Goldberg will tickle your funny bone \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e your brain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cartoonist Rube Goldberg's outlandish, hilarious inventions have entertained generations--and now they've provided the inspiration for a wild array of all-new brainteasers by puzzlemaster Robert Leighton. This celebration of creativity and ingenuity features puzzles based on classic strips as well as new cartoons specially created for this book. But it's not just inventions! Other surprises abound, including games based on Rube's many, many other comic strips and running gags, such as Old Man Alf of the Alphabet, Mike and Ike, Foolish Questions, and Bertha the Siberian Cheesehound. This unpredictable mash-up of old and new is truly not to be missed! \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRube Goldberg \u003c\/b\u003e(1883-1970) was the most famous cartoonist of his time, best known for his comical inventions. He once described these zany contraptions as \"a symbol of man's capacity for exerting maximum effort to achieve minimum results.\" A cartoonist, humorist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor, he had a 72-year career and wrote and drew nearly 50,000 cartoons, syndicated in newspapers around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Leighton\u003c\/b\u003e has been creating and illustrating his own brand of one-of-a-kind visual puzzles since 1982, first in \u003ci\u003eGames\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, later in \u003ci\u003eDisney Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNickelodeon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and a host of national advertising campaigns. He has created dozens of comics-based puzzles, including his original creation \"Cross Comics.\" He is part of the three-person puzzle-writing company Puzzability, which has authored many books. He is also an occasional children's book illustrator, television writer, and \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 10.28 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48376580571385,"sku":"9781454956723","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/53pYJUVEfj9781454956723.webp?v=1778280866","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-rube-goldberg-puzzle-book-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}