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If mathematics has proved anything, it is that shortcuts can change the world. Marcus du Sautoy has created a smart, well-written and entertaining guide to the connecting tunnels, underpasses and other tricks we can use to traverse the trials of everyday life. -- Roger Highfield, journalist and author of The Dance of Life This is a book about shortcuts that takes no shortcut. It is chock-full of thought-provoking examples, ranging from the mathematical to the sociological. -- Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Harvard University Oxford mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy pulls back the curtain to show how mathematicians think. -- David Schwartz, author of The Last Man Who Knew Everything

A smart, well-written and entertaining guide to the connecting tunnels, underpasses and other tricks we can use to traverse the trials of everyday life. -- Roger Highfield, journalist and author of The Dance of Life Answers the age-old plaint 'When am I going to use this?' with a wide-ranging tour of the real uses of mathematically-flavored thinking, in domains from the stock market to psychotherapy to modern sculpture. -- Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times bestselling author Chock-full of thought-provoking examples, ranging from the mathematical to the sociological. -- Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Harvard University Du Sautoy masterfully guides readers through complex math...All the while, he's encouraging about the importance of problem-solving: Math-minded readers will find much to consider. -- Publishers Weekly This is a 'greatest hits' of mathematical ideas presented with trademark clarity and energy. -- Financial Times (London) Oxford mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy pulls back the curtain to show how mathematicians think. -- David Schwartz, author of The Last Man Who Knew Everything

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Marcus du Sautoy is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford and the bestselling author of The Music of the Primes, Symmetry, and The Great Unknown. A trumpeter and member of an experimental theater group, he has written and presented over a dozen documentaries, including The Code and The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms. He also created the codes for Lauren Child's Ruby Redfort mysteries. He has received the Berwick Prize, the Zeeman Medal, and the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize, among other honors. Mark Elstob is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

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