Art 20: The Thames & Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art, Second Edition (CD-ROM)
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    Art 20: The Thames & Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art, Second Edition (CD-ROM)
    Thames &Amp; Hudson
    Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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    ASIN: 0500100195

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    Here is all the information that art lovers, teachers, and students need on the twentieth century's artists, movements, galleries, collectors, and critics, available on an accessible and comprehensive CD-ROM.

    More than 2,500 entries cover every aspect of twentieth-century art worldwide, from early giants such as Picasso, Mondrian, and Duchamp and the classic "isms" of Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism to contemporary artists like Cindy Sherman, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeff Koons and new forms of artistic expression such as Body Art and Installation Art.

    A Handful of Dust: Disappearing America
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    A Handful of Dust: Disappearing America
    David Plowden
    Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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    ASIN: 0393060330

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    An elegy for our changing landscape by a master photographer.

    Since making his earliest documentary photographs in the 1950s, David Plowden has honored those proud structures and places that America has discarded—from brawny commercial and industrial centers to small towns and farms. He reveres the honest work and spirit that built them. But the scene has changed much in the last five decades, and what's left of the honesty of small communities and the working of the land is all but gone, dealt a death blow by outsourcing, conglomerization, and our incessant drive to buy cheap at any cost. The America of these photographs is a bittersweet reminder of things once cherished and a life no longer possible. Deserted Main Streets and crumbling facades stare at us blindly. Abandoned houses and buildings reach back to ground. Plowden's work is a sad symphony—incomparably and irresistibly beautiful, while reminding us of our loss. 77 duotone photographs.

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    5 out of 5 stars Another Plowden Delight.......2007-10-04

    David Plowden, in "A Handful of Dust: Disappearing America," continues his remarkable success in being one of the most significant, contemporary visual historians of America's fast disappearing past. His evocative images of marginal, often abandoned and disintegrating buildings and structures poignantly reminds us both of the transient nature of human endeavor and of the necessity of such endeavor in every age upon which society depends. In addition to providing grist for philosophical insights and musings, his meticulously composed images offer the viewer strong, black and white patterns and details that invite closer scrutiny and discovery.

    5 out of 5 stars Each page is a whole chapter.......2007-06-18

    This is a gorgeous book. If a picture is normally worth a thousand words, Plowden's images are each whole chapters. They convey so much both by what they show and by what they leave out. Skillfully taken and carefully printed, they contain a sumptuous wealth of detail which forces the viewer to linger on each image and contemplate it. Plowden is an American master.

    The Slayer's Guide To Duergar
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      The Slayer's Guide To Duergar
      Sandrine Thirache , and Anne Stokes
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      There's No Such Thing As a Perfect Wedding: True Wedding Tales, Odd, Funny and Disastrous
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      Margaret G. Bigger
      Manufacturer: Down Home Press
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      5 out of 5 stars Loved it.......2007-07-06

      I'm in the process of planning a wedding, and it was a relief to know that things can go wrong. It's a very humorous book I would highly recommend for a laugh or anyone involved in an upcoming wedding.

      Postillion Struck by Lightning
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        Postillion Struck by Lightning
        Dirk Bogarde
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        ASIN: 0753819309

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        This vivid and engaging memoir traces Dirk Bogarde’s childhood amidst the enchanting beauty of rural Sussex, as well as his first steps as a young actor. He recounts the delightful harmony of summer days spent fishing and foraging with his young sister, the plays they staged in their barn, and his forays into the theater with the local amateur dramatic society. Finally, just as war broke out, came an audition for a scholarship to the Old Vic—a prelude to his growing desire to join the world of the theater.
        A POSTILLION STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
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          A POSTILLION STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
          DIRK BOGARDE
          Manufacturer: TRIAD
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          ASIN: B000S31MAQ
          A Postillion Struck by Lightning
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            A Postillion Struck by Lightning
            Dirk Bogarde
            Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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            ASIN: B000O98JFK
            Postillion Struck by Lightning
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              Postillion Struck by Lightning
              Dirk Bogarde
              Manufacturer: PHOENIX (ORIO)
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              ASIN: B000JZ7EDM
              A postillion struck by lightning
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • An uncertain childhood
              • DIRK BOGARDE'S ABUNDANT LIGHT
              • Absolutely wonderful. Bogarde was an exceptional writer.
              • A poetic outlook on a hard life
              A postillion struck by lightning
              Dirk Bogarde
              Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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              ASIN: 0030215110

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              Autobiography comes in two flavors--one, the life of an interesting person, badly written; two, ditto, but written with energy, charm and style. It is to this latter classification that Dirk Bogarde's story of his early life belongs.

              Bogarde was trained as an artist. Indeed, he has a drawing in the collection of the British Museum. But acting was in his blood, and this is the story of how he answered its call.

              "His starring performances in 'A Tale of Two Cities,' 'The Victim,' 'Death in Venice' and 'The Damned' are equalled in this remarkable and brilliant autobiography." (Daily Telegraph)

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars An uncertain childhood.......2002-07-20

              This book is the first part of an autobiographical trilogy and deals with Dirk Bogards childhood up to the age of 18. He and his sister spent the pre war years of the late 30's in an idyllic setting where everything was safe and gentle.Things changed however when he was sent to school in a harsh and unforgiving Glasgow to "whip him into shape".Then followed a few years where he tried to get into the theatre and finally to his call up to an Army camp. Everything rings perfectly truly and I can't wait to start book 2 ,"Snakes and Ladders".

              5 out of 5 stars DIRK BOGARDE'S ABUNDANT LIGHT.......2001-01-15

              What can I say? Bogarde's a genius, and this book, like all his others, is evidence of that fact. They broke the mold when they made the Dirkster, and the world is a better place for it! His light is so bright it'll blind you if you stare directly at it, just like the sun. Approach with eyes averted, as if humbly bowing down to the gods.

              5 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful. Bogarde was an exceptional writer........1999-05-29

              The first book I had ever read by Dirk Bogarde was AN ORDINARY MAN. I couldn't wait to read the rest of his books and now have a fairly complete collection. A POSTILLION STRUCK BY LIGHTNING is one the best, full of humor, insight into human frailities, and pure craftsmanship. I'd recommend it to everyone. When I first read AN ORDINARY MAN I wrote him a fan letter addressed to his publisher. Remarkably, they passed the letter on to him and I received the most charming response. We carried on a correspondence right up to the time he became ill. It was so sad to learn of his death.

              5 out of 5 stars A poetic outlook on a hard life.......1998-07-11

              In my opinion, Sir Bogarde is the most fascinating actor ever to grace the screen. His talent as an author is no less fascinating. He describes his early childhood with all the beauty and gentleness of a fairytale , accompanied by sweet , nostalgic sketches. As he proceeds , he describes the hardships he encountered later on with amazing frankness and clarity ,particularly a heartwrenching day of his life when he was brutally raped by a sadistic child molester. There is much strength , beauty , humour and sadness inside this amazing man. It must be an enriching experience to know him personally.
              A Postillion Struck by Lightning (Dirk Bogarde's Autobiography)
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                A Postillion Struck by Lightning (Dirk Bogarde's Autobiography)
                Dirk Bogarde
                Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
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                Release Date: 1988-02-25
                A Postillion Struck by Lightning (large print)
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                  Dirk Bogarde
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                  ASIN: B000PNNECS
                  A postillion struck by lightning / Dirk Bogarde
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                    A postillion struck by lightning / Dirk Bogarde
                    Dirk (1921-1999) Bogarde
                    Manufacturer: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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                    A Postillion Struck by Lightning (ISBN: 0030215110)
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                      A Postillion Struck by Lightning (ISBN: 0030215110)
                      Dirk Bogarde
                      Manufacturer: Holt Rinehart Winston
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                      ASIN: B000NQKFWE
                      The Complete Autobiography: A Postillion Struck By Lightning; Snakes and Ladders; An Orderly Man; Backcloth
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                        The Complete Autobiography: A Postillion Struck By Lightning; Snakes and Ladders; An Orderly Man; Backcloth
                        Dirk Bogarde
                        Manufacturer: Methuen
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                        ASIN: B000J2LZG2

                        Stravinsky: The Music Box and the Nightingale (Musicology)
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                          D. Albright
                          Manufacturer: Routledge
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                          Castlevania 64: Prima's Unauthorized Strategy Guide
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                          Castlevania 64: Prima's Unauthorized Strategy Guide
                          Elizabeth Hollinger
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                          ASIN: 0761517677
                          Release Date: 1999-02-24

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                          Can you kill the undead?

                          • Detailed battle tactics for fighting every creepy castle denizen–including Dracula
                          • Tips and hints for viciously efficient gameplay
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                          5 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK.......2000-03-29

                          This is a great book..... actually awesome. The walkthrough and pictures to go with are very informative. If you want a castlevania book that actually helps you get this book!

                          Beat the Street I: Investment Banking Interviews (WetFeet Insider Guide)
                          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                          • Beating the competition
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                          Beat the Street I: Investment Banking Interviews (WetFeet Insider Guide)
                          WetFeet
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                          Investment banking interviews are highly competitive. Beat the Street offers tips to acing interviews in corporate finance, research, sales, and trading. We talked to recruiters, new hires, and senior bankers at the leading investment banking firms to answer all of your questions about interviews--from information sessions to the final interview to the offer.

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                          5 out of 5 stars Beating the competition.......2003-04-10

                          That's what it's all about especially now that the i-banking field has contracted so much. Still, getting the grades, the right recommendations, landing the right internships, going out for a bunch of different extracurricular activities and then finally preparing as much as possible for the interviews are all key to getting the job you want. At least that's what i've found. I used this guide as part of the preparation process, having been recommended it by a college counselor. Best advice I ever got. Good stuff. Very thorough. I've received exactly the offer I wanted. All my work and research has paid off.

                          5 out of 5 stars Extremely thorough preparation.......2003-03-04

                          This guide provided excellent preparation material. It covered everything from the pre-interview cocktail session to the follow-up after the interview. The information provided in the guide was clear and easy to follow, so that flipping through for review of specific information was a breeze. My copy is all dog-eared from nervously flipping throught it again and again during my plane ride to perform my interviews. But my nervousness proved unfounded. When I felt stuck during the interviews, I just thought back to what I had read in the guide, and everything went smoothly. I even got to choose among a few of the firms I was really interested in. I recommend this to anyone who wants to be an analyst on Wall Street, but feels like they need a little help getting through the interviews.

                          5 out of 5 stars Concise and helpful........2001-12-18

                          This guide is so compact that you can quickly get up to speed on I-Banking interviews in one night, if you had to. It truly covers only the essentials, without the clutter and filler that clogs other similar guides. If you can only afford one and you need a crash course, this is the one to go for.

                          2 out of 5 stars disappointing.......2001-10-21

                          This report was disappointing. A more useful report on IBanking interviews is the Vault.com 2002 Guide to Finance Interviews or the Harvard guide to finance careers.

                          3 out of 5 stars INVESTAGATETOR.......1999-07-31

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                          MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS, THE: THE STORY OF PAUL ERDOS AND THE SEARCH FOR MATHEMATICAL TRUTH
                          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                          • An enjoyable book about an eccentric math genius
                          • Man Who Loved Only Numbers
                          • a popular math gem
                          • A very enlighten book for a math novice (like me)
                          • He loved numbers, mathematicians loved him.
                          MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS, THE: THE STORY OF PAUL ERDOS AND THE SEARCH FOR MATHEMATICAL TRUTH
                          Paul Hoffman
                          Manufacturer: Hyperion
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                          ASIN: 0786884061
                          Release Date: 1999-05-12

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                          Paul Erdös was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erdös would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open." After working through a problem, he'd move on to the next place, the next solution.

                          Hoffman's book, like Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, reveals a genius's life that transcended the merely quirky. But Erdös's brand of madness was joyful, unlike Nash's despairing schizophrenia. Erdös never tried to dilute his obsessive passion for numbers with ordinary emotional interactions, thus avoiding hurting the people around him, as Nash did. Oliver Sacks writes of Erdös: "A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdös was totally obsessed with his subject--he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art--all that is usually indispensable to a human life."

                          The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is easy to love, despite his strangeness. It's hard not to have affection for someone who referred to children as "epsilons," from the Greek letter used to represent small quantities in mathematics; a man whose epitaph for himself read, "Finally I am becoming stupider no more"; and whose only really necessary tool to do his work was a quiet and open mind. Hoffman, who followed and spoke with Erdös over the last 10 years of his life, introduces us to an undeniably odd, yet pure and joyful, man who loved numbers more than he loved God--whom he referred to as SF, for Supreme Fascist. He was often misunderstood, and he certainly annoyed people sometimes, but Paul Erdös is no doubt missed. --Therese Littleton

                          Book Description

                          Paul Erd+s was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erd+s would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open." After working through a problem, he'd move on to the next place, the next solution.Hoffman's book, like Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, reveals a genius's life that transcended the merely quirky. But Erd+s's brand of madness was joyful, unlike Nash's despairing schizophrenia. Erd+s never tried to dilute his obsessive passion for numbers with ordinary emotional interactions, thus avoiding hurting the people around him, as Nash did. Oliver Sacks writes of Erd+s: "A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erd+s was totally obsessed with his subject--he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art--all that is usually indispensable to a human life."The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is easy to love, despite his strangeness. It's hard not to have affection for someone who referred to children as "epsilons," from the Greek letter used to represent small quantities in mathematics; a man whose epitaph for himself read, "Finally I am becoming stupider no more"; and whose only really necessary tool to do his work was a quiet and open mind.Hoffman, who followed and spoke with Erd+s over the last 10 years of his life, introduces us to an undeniably odd, yet pure and joyful, man who loved numbers more than he loved God--whom he referred to as SF, for Supreme Fascist. He was often misunderstood, and he certainly annoyed people sometimes, but Paul Erd+s is no doubt missed. --Therese Littleton

                          Customer Reviews:

                          4 out of 5 stars An enjoyable book about an eccentric math genius.......2007-08-20

                          This is a very interesting and enjoyable book about Paul Erdos, an eccentric math genius.

                          Speaking as a former college "Mathlete" (Kappa Mu Epsilon), I used to (and still do) have an abiding love for mathematical 'truths', and this book gives readers a brief introduction to some of the many ways that a sense of wonder & curiosity, focused on the universe through the prism of mathematics, can fire one's soul on many levels, both intellectual and spiritual.

                          As for myself - after a promising start, I peaked early back in undergrad school, and eventually left the field after finishing a minor degree, and moved on to other studies. However, my sense of wonder has remained ... and it was this book that helped me to recall some of my old joys, and to relive some of the might-have beens, had I been able to stay with it.

                          In any case, the book is a fine read. However, I have some nits that I've ranked them from most to least annoying:

                          1) MISSING PROOFS: The author, during his tale, mentions in passing many interesting mathematical problems and theorems that both Paul Erdos, and other mathematicians, helped to solve ... but in the vast majority of instances, the author anti-climactically fails to include the details of those proofs for the benefit of interested & proficient readers. IMHO, proofs of less than, say, 5 pages, could and should have been included in an appendix, and the author could have referred readers to appropriate AMS publications for those proofs that are longer and more involved. Instead, the author leaves the reader with nadda in all but a few trivial instances. It always irks me off when an author (or editor) dumbs down a book because they think readers can't keep up. Very annoying, and very anti-climactic. I mean come on - what's the point of spending pages and pages telling about the quest for a solution, only to finish lamely that yes, they solved it ... but omit all the details. Feh.

                          2) FOCUS: The author did a commendable job assembling and integrating a large array of verbal and historical accounts into a fairly coherent whole ... but he also has a mildly irritating tendency to meander around, in his focus, somewhat like a runaway horse cart. First forwards in time, then backwards, then sideways across various topics, then in the middle of nowhere we're talking about Fibonacci, Gödel, Gauss, then back to the present, and then to his childhood again, etc. In other words, the flow of the book is a bit uneven and fractured in places, and IMHO it could have benefited from some additional polishing and a bit of re-organization. I kept wanting to grab the reins and drag the book back on course. It's a fine ride, but it's a bit more rickety and bouncy then it could have been with some better editing.

                          3) ENDMATTER: The author/editor neglected to tie the "Acknowledgements and Source Notes" section in the rear of the book (p. 269- p.278) into the main text with some helpful endnotes or annotations ... thus rendering the section mostly useless to first time readers. Without notations to clue a reader in that that information is present in the back, then readers are left to finish the book unaware of it's existence until they reach the end ... by which time the information is of little or no value.

                          Highly enjoyable. Subtract a star if you're a math geek who prefers to see actual proofs, rather than simply taking solutions for granted, sans details.

                          5 out of 5 stars Man Who Loved Only Numbers.......2007-01-23

                          Paul Erdos is presented as a sweet math genius. He loved children & Math, but never had life of his own. He lifed only to futher study of Math.

                          5 out of 5 stars a popular math gem.......2007-01-09

                          I absolutely loved this book. A coworker of mine found this book depressing, but I thought it was a very uplifting story about a truly unique human being. I don't know where the title came from, as it is inappropriate, but everything else about the book was wonderful. Given the petty squabbles between scientists in many disciplines, it was very nice to read a story about collaboration such as that promoted by Erdos.

                          5 out of 5 stars A very enlighten book for a math novice (like me).......2007-01-05

                          I'm bad in math. Horrible to be correct. But this book is so easy to understand and even entertainning to read. Like some other reviewer said that it has all the things going on besides Erdos's life. This book may not have lots of detail about his accomplishment, which even for some that it has, not really offer a complete or clear explaination about them, but somehow it makes me want to know more and looking for anything deeper and more thorouoghly. Therefore, despite some flaws that it has, I love it. Such an entertaining when you consider it's something about math.

                          4 out of 5 stars He loved numbers, mathematicians loved him........2006-10-01

                          Paul Erdös ("Air-dish") really did love numbers, and lived for mathematics. He was well known in maths circles, a legend, but known little outside. The book by Paul Hoffman introduces the work of this prolific numbers man to a new audience. It is at the same time a full of glimpses of the man, and tributes from those working mathematicians that he worked with. For there is no doubt that Erdös was an eccentric of the first magnitude, but Hoffman gives a picture of a well-loved man, who moved and inspired individual and groups of his colleagues worldwide.

                          Erdös made an enormous contribution in basic number theory, and Hoffman introduces readers to many of the ancient and modern problems of mathematics. Is it possible, for example, to predict the distribution of prime numbers? The relationship of prime numbers with each other is a well-known area of investigation in number theory, and ideas such as perfect numbers (where the sum of the factors equals the number itself - for example the number 6) and friendly numbers are well explored. Friendly numbers are where the sum of the factors of one number equals a second number, and the sum of the factors of that number equal the first number; the lowest friendly numbers are 220 and 284.

                          What has made Erdös so special is his relationship with so many of the world mathematics community; he co-authored papers with 485 individuals, and in some cases was a joint author with the same individual of 15 or more papers. His output was immense, even though he was working in basic number theory, an area where much work is done by young men. Yet he continued to make significant contributions almost right up until his death in 1996.

                          Erdös's brain was "always open" for mathematics. He even made group maths possible, or even `invented' it,, often with several different groups in the same room, with the aged Hungarian as the lynch pin, flitting between groups engaged on different subjects. The affectionate guide by Hoffman to his life and achievements is infectious, for those with an interest in mathematics. And so was Erdös, who wanted to prove theorems, and to prove them elegantly, but was very actively engaged in encouraging and nurturing others in his obsession. Erdös had no passions in life, maths was his life.

                          Individuals who had written a paper with the Hungarian are said to have an Erdös numbers of 1, and to have achieved this distinction is a great accolade. Even Einstein only achieved an Erdös number of 2, having written a paper with a person who had written a paper with Erdös.

                          Hoffman gives a good view of the man, a glimpse of how he worked, but comparatively little about his achievements, probably because non-mathematicians would not understand it. What he does show is that without Erdös, the world is a poorer place, both mathematically, and because of his unique ways.

                          Peter Morgan, Bath, UK [...].
                          The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth
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