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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know by John D Barrow (view source)
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My favourite touch is the quote that precedes each chapter. Those quotes themselves deserve their own half star: they are not only amusing in themselves, but the choice and juxtaposition with both the chapter titles and the main text is an excellent example of the sparkle, wit and the sheer delight Barrow takes in the wonders of the mathematical tools he has at his disposal and the sheer strangeness of the world out there. This delight, occasionally bordering on whimsy, is infectious and ''100 Things'' comes recommended as an intelligent stocking filler for all that are not completely number-phobic.
The review copy was end to the Bookbag by the publisher - thank you! We've shelved it alongside [[Mathletics by John D Barrow]].
For another intelligent stocking filler, have a look at our review of [[Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? by Mick O'Hare]]. You might also enjoy [[30-Second Theories by Paul Parsons]].