The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical Truth
Paul Erdös was an amazing and prolific mathematician whose life as a world-wandering numerical nomad was legendary. He published almost 1500 scholarly papers before his death in 1996, and he probably thought more about math problems than anyone in history. Like a traveling salesman offering his thoughts as wares, Erdös would show up on the doorstep of one mathematician or another and announce, "My brain is open
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 19 August 2010
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The Three Clerks
Henry Norman, with his friends Alaric and Charley Tudor, all of them in government service, were frequent visitors at the suburban home of Mrs. Woodward and her three daughters. Henry loved Gertrude, the eldest daughter, but she refused him as she loved Alaric. Alaric won by competitive examination a place to which Henry aspired but for which he was unwilling to compete and, when he became engaged to Gertrude, Henry felt doubly aggrieved and bitterly angry.
A classic children story teaches being your own person. It is rather long (as for a kid), but nicely divided into many short chapters. Unlike some today children books, it has some more advanced words sprinkled in that would be good for teaching. The story is about an owl who finds what he truly loves in life (the meadow and sunshine) and is able to finally feel comfortable and accepted doing what he loves. Great for a parent to read to a child or for older children who have been reading for a while.
The fearless boy reporter explores for sunken pirate treasure with his friend Captain Haddock.
When I was a child, my grandparents had this at their home - part of a large children's book collection. I remember reading and rereading this book. As a child I loved everything about it. The wonderful art made me want to see each page time and again. Well worth it. (By B.J. Spinks)
