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Arthur Charpentier ⏚ Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Dad & born-again mathematician. Statistician, fellow actuary & data addict. Professor & researcher, full of 'satiable curtiosity.

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Book Cover for: Flatland, Edwin A. Abbott

Flatland

Edwin A. Abbott
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"Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions" Edwin Abbott, 1884. It's told from the perspective of a two-dimensional being, A. Square (he's square-shaped), who travels to a one-dimensional world (Lineland) and a three-dimensional world (Spaceland)." https://t.co/xzvy2oa1UR https://t.co/8oa7ir47OL

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Book Cover for: Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind, J. Allan Hobson

Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind

J. Allan Hobson
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An excerpt from "Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind" https://t.co/UxlowXn1yK

Paperback, 1999

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture, Bruno Munari

Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture

Bruno Munari
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now on my wish list https://t.co/sHGbG0Q8PO "Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture" (poke @JBerestycki)

Paperback, 2005

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond
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"The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won" https://t.co/BHyqa3Dg0a (see "Poverty, by America", by Matthew Desmond https://t.co/weCQb9ZktJ)

Paperback, Large Print, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson
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“The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” (Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future) https://www.thequint.com/news/india/power-cuts-heatwaves-coal-shortage-the-vicious-cycle-ruining-india-climate

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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