""A welcoming, gentle excursion into interesting mathematical ideas…. Highly recommended.”- Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries“Beginners who have little math background but who are curious about math will find this an accessible introduction geared to non-math lay readers.”- The Bookwatch Midwest Book Review“A valuable tool in one's learning arsenal.”- San Francisco Book Review“It is a noble effort to help the math-challenged and it succeeds…. [Pask] takes the reader on a trip into the world of mathematics, explaining how it is used in science and elsewhere in ways that makes it a very entertaining and enlightening experience.”- Bookviews by Alan Caruba