The Book of Numbers

. . . the great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching . . . You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow. -IAN STEWART, NEW SCIENTIST " . . . a delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination". -SCIENCE NEWS " . . . a fun and fascinating tour of numerical topics and concepts. It will have readers contemplating ideas they might never have thought were understandable or even possible". -WISCONSIN BOOKWATCH "This popularization of number theory looks like another classic". -LIBRARY JOURNAL