{"product_id":"magical-mathematics-persi-diaconis-9780691169774","title":"Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagical Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn takes readers to the very threshold of today's mathematical knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiaconis and Graham tell the stories--and reveal the best tricks--of the eccentric and brilliant inventors of mathematical magic. The book exposes old gambling secrets through the mathematics of shuffling cards, explains the classic street-gambling scam of three-card Monte, traces the history of mathematical magic back to the oldest mathematical trick--and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691169772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691169774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Persi Diaconis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046995783935,"sku":"9780691169774","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5146c4ba-097d-4cd7-8c91-c7772e76ad7a.jpg?v=1684987684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magical-mathematics-persi-diaconis-9780691169774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}