
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
by Paul Hoffman
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: an unhurried biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
"Paul Erdos, the most prolific and eccentric mathematician of our time, forsook all creature comforts - including a hometo pursue his lifelong study of numbers. He was a man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to manage some of the simplest daily tasks." "For more than six decades, Erdos lived out of two tattered suitcases, crisscrossing four continents at a frenzied pace, chasing...
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- Author
- Paul Hoffman
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 309
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- Open Library
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