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Mathematical magic show:

more puzzles, games, diversions, illusions & other mathematical sleight-of-mind from Scientific American
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Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1977 - Mathematics - 284 pages
A dictionary of games, puzzles, and tricks that move from Nothing to Everything and range from finger arithmetic to game theory

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User Review  - Nick - Goodreads

Quite a fun read. I shouldn't be surprised that I learned new and interesting things from a Martin Gardner book. Perhaps I should proceed to look for more. My favorite chapter might have been chapter ... Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
9
Nothing
15
More Ado About Nothing
29
Copyright

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About the author (1977)

Martin Gardner is the author of more than seventy books on a vast range of topics including "Did Adam & Eve Have Navels?", "Calculus Made Easy", & "The Annotated Alice". He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

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