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Numbers RuleThe Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from Plato to the PresentGeorge G. Szpiro“‘Which candidate is the people’s choice?’ It’s a simple question, and the answer is anything but. In Numbers Rule, George Szpiro tells the amazing story of the search for the fairest way of voting, deftly blending history, biography, and political skullduggery. Everyone interested in our too-fallible elections should read this book.”—William Poundstone, author of Gaming the Vote

Cloth $26.95 978-0-691-13994-4

An Imaginary TaleThe Story of √-1Paul J. Nahin

“An Imaginary Tale is marvelous reading and hard to put down. Readers will find that Nahin has cleared up many of the mysteries surrounding the use of complex numbers.”—Victor J. Katz, Science

Princeton Science LibraryPaper $16.95 978-0-691-14600-3

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How to Read Historical MathematicsBenjamin Wardhaugh“How to Read Historical Mathematics is definitely a significant contribution. There is nothing similar available. It will be a very important resource in any course that makes use of original sources in mathematics and to anyone else who wants to read seriously in the history of mathematics.”—Victor J. Katz, editor of The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam

Cloth $22.95 978-0-691-14014-8

Winner of the 2010 Euler Book Prize, Mathematical Association of America

Euler’s GemThe Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of TopologyDavid S. Richeson“A fascinating and accessible excursion through two thousand years of mathematics. From Plato’s Academy, via the bridges of Königsberg, to the world of knots, soccer balls, and geodesic domes, the author’s enthusiasm shines through. This attractive introduction to the origins of topology deserves to be widely read.”—Robin Wilson, author of Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved

Cloth $27.95 978-0-691-12677-7

A Certain AmbiguityA Mathematical NovelGaurav Suri & Hartosh Singh BalWith a new foreword by Keith Devlin

“A Certain Ambiguity is an amazing narrative that glows with a vivid sense of the beauty and wonder of mathematics.”—Martin Gardner

“[A] brilliant and unusual novel.”—New Scientist

Paper $16.95 978-0-691-14601-0

On the Cohomology of Certain Non-Compact Shimura VarietiesSophie MorelThis book studies the intersection cohomology of the Shimura varieties associated to unitary groups of any rank over Q.

Annals of Mathematics Studies, 173Phillip A. Griffiths, John N. Mather, & Elias M. Stein, Series EditorsPaper $39.50 978-0-691-14293-7Cloth $75.00 978-0-691-14292-0

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