Chances Are. Adventures in Probability

Ellen Kaplan and Robert Kaplan

ISBN 10: 0670034878 / ISBN 13: 9780670034871

Published by Viking Penguin, 2006

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Good condition. Front endpaper is torn.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chances Are. Adventures in Probability
• Publisher: Viking Penguin
• Publication Date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0670034878
• ISBN 13: 9780670034871
• Binding: Hardcover.
• Book Type: Libro

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Synopsis

A layperson's sojourn into the realm of probability evaluates statistical information for a wide variety of arenas, from poker and politics to weather and war, in an account that profiles numerous men and women who use the forces of probability in creative and revelatory ways. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

Michael Kaplan studied European history at Harvard and Oxford. After a stint as producer/director at WGBH, he has been an award-winning writer and filmmaker working abroad for clients including governments, corporations, museums, and charities.
Ellen Kaplan trained as a classical archaeologist and has taught math, biology, Greek, Latin, and history. She and her husband, Robert, run the Math Circle, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to joyous participatory learning, and are the authors of The Art of the Infinite.