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  • What the Numbers Say

    A Field Guide to Mastering Our Numerical World

    A decade ago, computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter coined the term innumeracy, which aptly described the widespread ailment of poor quantitative thinking in American society. So, in What the Numbers Say, Derrick Niederman and David Boyum present clear and comprehensible methods to help us process and calculate our way through the world of “data smog” that we live in. Avoiding abstruse ... Read more

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  • Number Freak

    From 1 to 200- The Hidden Language of Numbers Revealed

    A compulsively readable look at the secret language of numbers- their role in nature, movies, science, and everything in between.What do Fight Club, wallpaper patterns, George Balanchine's Serenade, and Italian superstitions have in common? They're all included in the entry for the number 17 in this engaging book about numbers- detailing their unique properties, patterns, appeal, history, and lore ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Puzzler's Dilemma

    From the Lighthouse of Alexandria to Monty Hall, a Fresh Look at Classic Conundrums of Logic, Mathematics, and Life

    Calling all puzzlers...From mathematics to word puzzles, from logic to lateral thinking, veteran puzzle maker Derrick Niederman delights in tackling the trickiest brainteasers in a new way. Among the old chestnuts he cracks wide open are the following classics:Knights and knavesThe monk and the mountainThe dominoes and the chessboardThe unexpected hangingThe Tower of HanoiUsing real-world ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • But What If We're Wrong?

    Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

    New York Times bestselling author Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about our understanding of time? What will be the defining memory of rock music, five hundred years from today? How seriously should we view the content of our dreams? How seriously should we view the content of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Drunkard's Walk

    How Randomness Rules Our Lives

    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, an intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives that will intrigue, awe, and inspire.“Mlodinow writes in a breezy style, interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists.... The result is a readable crash course in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Most Human Human

    What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

    **A playful, profound book that is not only a testament to one man's efforts to be deemed more human than a computer, but also a rollicking exploration of what it means to be human in the first place.“Terrific. ... Art and science meet an engaged mind and the friction produces real fire.” —The New Yorker**Each year, the AI community convenes to administer the famous (and famously controversial) ... Read more

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  • Here's Looking at Euclid

    A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math

    by Alex Bellos ...
    Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human progress. The world of mathematics is a remarkable place."Bellos has traveled all around the globe and has plunged into history to uncover ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Math Games with Bad Drawings

    75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—And Why They Matter

    by Ben Orlin ...
    Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain.From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games.This ultimate ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Calculus Diaries

    How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

    Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the CalculusJennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer had a change of heart and decided to revisit the equations and formulas that had haunted her for years. The Calculus Diaries is the fun and fascinating account of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Fourth Age

    Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

    by Byron Reese ...
    “The Fourth Age not only discusses what the rise of A.I. will mean for us, it also forces readers to challenge their preconceptions. And it manages to do all this in a way that is both entertaining and engaging.” —The New York TimesAs we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Little Blue Reasoning Book: 50 Powerful Principles for Clear and Effective Thinking (3rd Edition)

    by Brandon Royal ...
    For Reasoning Aficionados From All Walks of Life! This guidebook addresses one of the most critical yet seldom taught skills. Reasoning skills help us make sense of the world, including how to better make decisions, tackle opportunities, evaluate claims, and solve problems. Interwoven within the book’s five sections – Perception & Mindset, Decision Making, Creative Thinking, Analyzing Arguments, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Geeks' Guide to World Domination

    Be Afraid, Beautiful People

    by Garth Sundem ...
    TUNE IN. TURN ON. GEEK OUT.Sorry, beautiful people. These days, from government to business to technology to Hollywood, geeks rule the world.Finally, here’s the book no self-respecting geek can live without–a guide jam-packed with 314.1516 short entries both useful and fun. Science, pop-culture trivia, paper airplanes, and pure geekish nostalgia coexist as happily in these pages as they do in ... Read more

    $5.99 USD