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In this book, Paulos argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers results in misinformed governmental policies, confused personal decisions and an increased susceptibility to pseudo-sciences of all kinds. The discussion is illustrated with many quirky stories and anecdotes.
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"Our society would be unimaginably different if the average person truly understood the ideas in this marvelous and important book." - Douglas Hofstadter
"[An] elegant ... Survival Manual ... Brief, witty and full of practical applications." - Stefan Kanfer, "Time"
Our society would be unimaginably different if the average person truly understood the ideas in this marvelous and important book. "Douglas Hofstadter"
[An] elegant ... Survival Manual ... Brief, witty and full of practical applications. "Stefan Kanfer, Time""
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John Allen Paulos, professor of mathematics at Temple University and the author of several other popular books on mathematics, is a regular contributor to national publications, including The New York Times and Newsweek. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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