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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 793.74 EAN: 9780393309348 ISBN: 0393309347 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 244 Publication Date: 1993-02 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Here's a delightful little book that combines the joys of mathematical recreation with some fine storytelling. It follows the Arabian adventures of a man with remarkable mathematical skills, which he uses to settle conflict and give wise advice. The tales of his travels involve the solving of mathematical puzzles and sharing insights from the minds of some of history's great mathematicians. In reading it, you can almost smell the spices and feel the desert wind. You just don't find this kind of atmosphere in books about mathematics. Product Description: A collection of famous mathematical puzzles, taken from a popular newspaper column, features the ""writings"" of the fictional author, Malba Tahan, who describes different mathematical puzzles and solutions applied to real situations. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wonderful bookI read this book (the Spanish version) when I was 11 and I was mesmerized by it. I loved figuring out the math problems, seeing math applied to very real situations (in the context of the book), and reading about math in such a wondrous manner. I also loved the story, the setting (I got it at the same time I got the Thousand and One Nights, so I was already in that frame of mind) and the fact that the student was a woman. So I'm very glad I've found this book again (and in English!). ... Read More Rating: - My Father's Best Gift Yet!My dad gave me this book for my 7th birthday (oh so many years ago), and it is still one of my favorite books ever. It tells the adventures of Beremis Samir, the "man who calculated", from the point of view of his companion. It fires up your imagination like Arabian Nights, and leaves with you a message that goes beyond the importance, truth, history, beauty and enjoyment of Mathematics: This book speaks directly to your heart, as it tells of justice and equality (beyond numbers), charity ... Read More Rating: - Possible basis of multi-subject thematic unitThis book contains math puzzles, but it is not simply a book of math puzzles. It's a novel with puzzles woven throughout. So even people who don't really like math might find it enjoyable. Because of its setting in the medieval Islamic world and mention of such places as Samarra, Baghdad, and Basra (heard, seen or read in the news every day) it is extremely relevant now. That's why I intend to approach social studies teachers about collaborating on a thematic interdisciplinary use of the book at my high ... Read More Rating: - Must readThis booke is a excelent source of entreteriment, matematical curiosities and knologe! I a must for everyone... Rating:  - Math is fun!This is one of the quirkiest books I've read. If you are one to hit the papers first thing in the morning to solve Sudoku, Kakuro, Mind bender, then go ahead and read this book. This is definitely your kind of book. The Man Who Counted is about a mathematician Beremiz Samir and how he solves different problems with his knowledge of mathematics. Sort of like your Arabian Sherlock Holmes, just that the problems may not be that gory in nature. More like fights over camel distribution and such. ... Read More |
