Lively and accessible, this delightful book is a friendly exploration of hundreds of colloquial expressions based on numbers and numerical expressions ("take five", "behind the eight ball", etc.), the ideas that underlie them, and the roles those ideas have played--and continue to play--in the evolution of our increasingly "numerate" culture. Line drawings.
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Lively and accessible, this delightful book is a friendly exploration of hundreds of colloquial expressions based on numbers and numerical expressions ("take five", "behind the eight ball", etc.), the ideas that underlie them, and the roles those ideas have played--and continue to play--in the evolution of our increasingly "numerate" culture. Line drawings.
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Good Condition. Shelf wear to cover, text appears clean and binding is solid. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; ISBN: 0671742817. ISBN/EAN: 9780671742812. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561034080.
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