The Book Review Column

The Computer Always Wins: A Playful Introduction to Algorithms through Puzzles and Strategy Games (The MIT Press, 2025) by Elliot Lichtman (Yale University, '27) is an accessible introduction to advanced computing concepts for young coders. Quantum Algorithms: A Survey of Applications and End-to-End Complexities (Cambridge University Press, 2025) by Alexander M. Dalzell et al. (AWS Center for Quantum Computing) summarizes the most common quantum algorithmic primitives and demonstrates their various applications. Guide to Distributed Algorithms: Design, Analysis and Implementation Using Python (Springer, 2025) by K. Erciyes (Ya¸sar University, T¨urkiye) is a textbook on distributed algorithms with working Python implementations. Algorithm Design: A Methodological Approach - 150 Problems and Detailed Solutions (Routledge, 2023) by Patrick Bosc, Marc Guyomard, Laurent Miclet (all at Universit´e de Rennes, France) is the English edition of the French best-selling textbook that aims to teach algorithm design methodologies and analysis through examples.