Praise for Ian Stewart: 'Humbling and inspiring. Stewart shows with his typical clarity how the power of pure thought has shaped our world for over two millennia -- Jim Al-Khalili * FRS * This is not pure maths. It is maths contaminated with wit, wisdom, and wonder ... A mind-boggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound * New Scientist * An engaging history ... [ Stewart] at his best -- Tom Whipple * Times * Captivating ... Ian Stewart shows us how math makes the world - and the rest of the universe - go round -- Steven Strogatz, Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University Stewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu -- Tim Radford * Guardian * Richly informative [ and] revealing ... If you believe mathematics offers little of practical use, Stewart is back to show you the error of your ways * Kirkus * This is a superb Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities that deserves a place with the classics of the genre. * Mathematics Today * Intriguing ... [ Do Dice Play God? is] a challenging but rewarding trip through a quantum world of uncertainties. -- Publishers' Weekly The innumerate will struggle, but every reader will encounter gems and jolts in this expert analysis of probability * Kirkus * [ An] entertaining guide * Wall Street Journal * [ Stewart] can make tricky ideas simple ... with aplomb * LA Times * We live in a mathematically driven world in this 21st Century world that we have created, but oftentimes the mathematics is completely hidden from the end-user. Professor Stewart brings the mathematics out into the open -- Tom French * Mathematical Association of America *
