The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our LivesA brilliant and entertaining mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives. "Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little math, it's delightfully readable." Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through