The Parrot's Theorem

The Parrot's Theorem
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0312303025
ISBN-13 : 9780312303020
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Book Synopsis The Parrot's Theorem by : Denis Guedj

Download or read book The Parrot's Theorem written by Denis Guedj and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An immediate bestseller when first published in France, The Parrot's Theorem charmingly combines a straightforward history of mathematics and a first-rate murder mystery. Mr. Ruche, a Parisian bookseller, receives a bequest from a long lost friend in the Amazon of a vast library of math books, which propels him into a great exploration of the story of mathematics. Meanwhile Max, whose family lives with Mr. Ruche, takes in a voluble parrot who will discuss math with anyone. When Mr. Ruche learns of his friend's mysterious death in a Brazilian rainforest, he decides that with the parrot's help he will use these books to teach Max and his brother and sister the mysteries of Euclid's Elements, Pythagoras's Theorem and the countless other mathematical wonders. But soon it becomes clear that Mr. Ruche has inherited the library for reasons other than enlightenment, and before he knows it the household is racing to prevent the parrot and vital, new theorems from falling into the wrong hands.


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