The book is an impressive combo of math and the 'real world.' I've never been particularly good at math, but still find it fascinating as the language of nature. This book speaks to me on that level. The writing is great, the humor is rich, and the ideas are very interesting.

17:T6dc,

Don't like math? Try reading a book about it.

No, seriously, you should, if it's this book.

Ben Orlin acts as the ideal teacher, able to explain some of the hardest aspects of his field of study in a way that amateurs and decades-out-of-practice people can comprehend. Along the way, you'll see how math can be used to understand science, politics, economics, and even history. Whatever your interests are, there's a way math can apply to them, thereby sparking an interest in math itself.

Final thought: Some of the best jokes are in the endnotes, including a great bit poking fun at the people thirsty enough to read the endnotes. He sees

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Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality