Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

Published by Bloomsbury, 2014  hardcover, illustrated, index, 340 pages, condition: new.

From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over the world, Alex demonstrates how numbers have come to be our friends, are fascinating and extremely accessible, and how they have changed our world.

What a freakingly amazing book! I think the best way to describe it, is its sub-title: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life. This is what Alex Bellos tells us through many stories ranging from ancient Sumeria to today's computer geek centres. I learned so much with this book, and at the same time it was such fun. I will be getting back to it often. My last read of the year was surely one of my best reads of the year!