Here's Looking at Euclid

Here’s Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math
By Alex Bellos
Free Press, 2010. 319 pgs. Nonfiction

Sometimes a book’s title is just so brilliant you just have to read it, even if it is about a topic that is often not considered particularly gripping. This is such a book and the good news is that it actually delivers a lot of the entertainment promised in its title. Yes, this is a book about the history of math, but it is written with wit, humor, and a contagious love of the wonder of numbers.

Fans of quality science writing will enjoy this interesting and informative journey through the world of numbers.

CZ