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Paperback. Zustand: Good. "A funny, marvelously readable portrait of one of the most brilliant and eccentric men in history." --The Seattle Times Paul Erdos was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erdos would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open." After working through a problem, he'd move on to the next place, the next solution. Hoffman's book, like Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, reveals a genius's life that transcended the merely quirky. But Erdos's brand of madness was joyful, unlike Nash's despairing schizophrenia. Erdos never tried to dilute his obsessive passion for numbers with ordinary emotional interactions, thus avoiding hurting the people around him, as Nash did. Oliver Sacks writes of Erdos: "A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdos was totally obsessed with his subject--he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art--all that is usually indispensable to a human life." The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is easy to love, despite his strangeness. It's hard not to have affection for someone who referred to children as "epsilons," from the Greek letter used to represent small quantities in mathematics; a man whose epitaph for himself read, "Finally I am becoming stupider no more"; and whose only really necessary tool to do his work was a quiet and open mind. Hoffman, who followed and spoke with Erdos over the last 10 years of his life, introduces us to an undeniably odd, yet pure and joyful, man who loved numbers more than he loved God--whom he referred to as SF, for Supreme Fascist. He was often misunderstood, and he certainly annoyed people sometimes, but Paul Erdos is no doubt missed. --Therese Littleton.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Zustand: Fair. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. In 1777, General George Washington experienced a divine visitation at Valley Forge. Three great perils will come upon this nation. An angelic being describes the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, but warns, The Third Peril will be the worst. Today, this message is revisited. Five-year-old Connor Hays, son of the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of the United States, insists that an angel told him, War is coming to America But who will believe a child.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In 1777, General George Washington experienced a divine visitation at Valley Forge. Three great perils will come upon this nation. An angelic being describes the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, but warns, The Third Peril will be the worst. Today, this message is revisited. Five-year-old Connor Hays, son of the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of the United States, insists that an angel told him, War is coming to America But who will believe a child.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "A funny, marvelously readable portrait of one of the most brilliant and eccentric men in history." --The Seattle Times Paul Erdos was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erdos would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open." After working through a problem, he'd move on to the next place, the next solution. Hoffman's book, like Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, reveals a genius's life that transcended the merely quirky. But Erdos's brand of madness was joyful, unlike Nash's despairing schizophrenia. Erdos never tried to dilute his obsessive passion for numbers with ordinary emotional interactions, thus avoiding hurting the people around him, as Nash did. Oliver Sacks writes of Erdos: "A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdos was totally obsessed with his subject--he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art--all that is usually indispensable to a human life." The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is easy to love, despite his strangeness. It's hard not to have affection for someone who referred to children as "epsilons," from the Greek letter used to represent small quantities in mathematics; a man whose epitaph for himself read, "Finally I am becoming stupider no more"; and whose only really necessary tool to do his work was a quiet and open mind. Hoffman, who followed and spoke with Erdos over the last 10 years of his life, introduces us to an undeniably odd, yet pure and joyful, man who loved numbers more than he loved God--whom he referred to as SF, for Supreme Fascist. He was often misunderstood, and he certainly annoyed people sometimes, but Paul Erdos is no doubt missed. --Therese Littleton.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This work covers the Internet programming language Perl 5, and shows readers how to set up an Internet site.

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years, she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking the fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.…

Zustand: Fair. One by one, cops are being hunted down and murdered while on patrol. Special Agent Dominick Falconetti suspects that the victims have more in common than a badge. His lover, C.J. Townsend, has her own theory. As the assistant state attorney who put Florida's last serial killer behind bars, she's intimately acquainted with the motives of men who kill--now more than ever. Because this time--drawn desperately back into a case that has never been put to rest--C.J. Townsend is among the hunted.…

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