Alex Through the Looking-Glass: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life by Alex Bellos, The Surreal McCoy

Alex Through the Looking-Glass: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life

Alex Bellos, The Surreal McCoy

352 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science adventurous informative slow-paced
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He turns even the dreaded calculus into an easy-to-grasp mathematical exposition, and sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to reveal the world's favourite number. In Germany, he meets the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop...

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informative 100%
challenging 30%
funny 30%
lighthearted 30%
reflective 15%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%

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medium 36%
fast 9%

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