Why Do Buses Come in Threes?

Rob Eastaway

ISBN 10: 0471379077 / ISBN 13: 9780471379072

Published by Turner Publishing Company, US, 2000

Seller Inventory # LU-9780471379072

Synopsis:

Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on Friday? Do you get wetter running rather than walking through the rain? Why do traffic lights always seem to be red when you′re in a hurry? These and other questions about the curiosities of everyday life are answered in this delightfully irreverent and highly informative book. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? is a wonderful way to discover the relevance of math in absolutely everything we do, from dating and driving to gambling and cooking. Whether readers have a degree in astrophysics or haven′t touched a math problem since high school, this book will change the way they view the world whether it′s discussing the wartime technique for saving energy when making toast; the odd coincidence of U.S. presidents dying on the Fourth of July, or the exponential growth of Australian rabbits.

Rob Eastaway runs the world ratings for cricket and is the author of The Guinness Book of Mindbenders and What Is a Googly? Jeremy Wyndham, PhD, a former junior international bridge player, runs a market research company.

About the Author: ROB EASTAWAY is a freelance writer and lecturer. His books include The Guinness Book of Mindbenders and What Is a Googly?
JEREMY WYNDHAM, Ph.D., runs a market research company. He has a Ph.D. in physics and was a junior international bridge player.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Why Do Buses Come in Threes?
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company, US
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New