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This book is simply Amazing !!... I found it really helpful. It has so many shortcuts methods for addition,multiplication..division and infact also numerous ways to find out square roots and cube roots of big numbers etc. !! Reading such books really helps.....be it some competitive exams or be it day to day life...through such books one learns to do big calculations in seconds !! I would suggest everone to buy this book :) --Divita Daukia Feb 6, 2013

Pros: Great diversity in the different areas in which numbers can be interesting & useful with some really great examples from one of the greatest mathematical genius, very high on the price to quality index, buy it if you like these type of books --pinaki Jan 27, 2014

interesting tips and tricks described in detail in the book. The calendar trick allows you to know what was the day on a particular date of any random year --Mahesh Prasad Apr 24, 2012
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Shakuntala Devi, was a mathematical prodigy, nicknamed the human computer . She has also authored More Puzzles, Puzzles To Puzzle You, Astrology for You, Book Of Numbers, Super Memory: It Can Be Yours, and Mathability: Awaken the Math Genius in Your Child. Devi s ability to manipulate numbers was recognized by her parents at the age of three. Her ability to calculate large sums and memory capacity were demonstrated at the University of Mysore at a tender age of 6, and at Annamalai University when she was 8. In 1977, at Southern Methodist University, in the U.S. she was able to calculate the cube root of a very large number in just fifty seconds, in a competition against a computer. Similarly, in 1982, Devi s name was entered in the Guinness Book Of Records for multiplying two 13-digit numbers in just 28 seconds. Devi was married to Paritosh Banerji, and together they had a daughter. Devi passed away on April 21, 2013, due to respiratory problems.

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  • PublisherAndre Deutsch Ltd
  • Publication date1977
  • ISBN 10 0233965912
  • ISBN 13 9780233965918
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages160
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