Do I Count?: Stories from Mathematics

In this entertaining book of mathematical stories, the well-known and highly esteemed author provides a surprisingly entertaining tour of unfamiliar territory. Taking you on a trip into the world of mathematics, he describes in a clear and captivating way the people behind the numbers and the places where mathematics is made. Forgoing esoteric areas, the text relates mathematics to celebrities, history, travel, politics, science and technology, weather, clever puzzles, and the future.