{"product_id":"geekspeak-a-guide-to-answering-the-unanswerable-making-sense-of-the-nonsensical-and-solving-the-unsolvable-paperback","title":"Geekspeak: A Guide to Answering the Unanswerable, Making Sense of the Nonsensical, and Solving the Unsolvable - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Tattersall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeekspeak\u003c\/em\u003e is Dr. Graham Tattersall's quirky love letter to math, logic, and problem solving... and to the self-professed geeks everywhere who revel in such esoterica. Written for the numero-phobic and the calcu-lover alike, \u003cem\u003eGeekspeak\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't shy away from complex problems, but always explains them in a way that's elegantly curious, easily understood, and, above all, endlessly entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow big is your vocabulary?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow heavy is your house?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo the dead outnumber the living?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the best words to use in a personal ad?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe humans are a curious species, prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, mull over, and philosophize. We long to explain away the world around us, to answer all those seeming unanswerables: Why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? And, above all, how many houseflies does it take to pull a car?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA confirmed and superior geek, Dr. Graham Tattersall has rescued math from the prison of the classroom and put it to use in novel and unexpected ways to explain some oft-pondered mysteries of the world. \u003cem\u003eGeekspeak\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential tool that will help you exercise your brain and solve the unsolvable, make you sound intelligent so you can impress your friends, and enable you to better understand the fascinating world in which we live in ways never possible before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMath has a new champion, and the geeks a new king.\u003c\/p\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow big is your vocabulary?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow heavy is your house?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo the dead outnumber the living?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the best words to use in a personal ad?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe humans are a curious species, prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, mull over, and philosophize. We long to explain away the world around us, to answer all those seeming unanswerables: Why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? And, above all, how many houseflies does it take to pull a car?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA confirmed and superior geek, Dr. Graham Tattersall has rescued math from the prison of the classroom and put it to use in novel and unexpected ways to explain some oft-pondered mysteries of the world. \u003cem\u003eGeekspeak\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential tool that will help you exercise your brain and solve the unsolvable, make you sound intelligent so you can impress your friends, and enable you to better understand the fascinating world in which we live in ways never possible before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMath has a new champion, and the geeks a new king.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.02 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915247317308,"sku":"9780061626784","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/Q0VnSVpIWk9pL2NlVmlCaWgvVWswZz09.webp?v=1774361098","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/geekspeak-a-guide-to-answering-the-unanswerable-making-sense-of-the-nonsensical-and-solving-the-unsolvable-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}