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100			_aJohn Allen Paulos
245		2	_a Checking... A mathematician reads the newspaper _cJohn Allen Paulos
260			_a[New York] : _bBasic Books, _c©2013
300			_axix, 212 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
500			_a "With a new preface." Originally published: New York : Basic Books, 1995.
520			_a Mathematician John Allen Paulos employs his singular wit to guide us through an unlikely mathematical jungle--the pages of the daily newspaper. From the Senate and sex to celebrities and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve math at all and demonstrates how mathematical naivete can put readers at a distinct disadvantage. Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aMathematics Popular works.
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