{"product_id":"random-tales-of-a-college-mick-norton-9781468116380","title":"Random Tales of a College Math Professor, Over-Easy, on Wry","description":"Many believe that math and humor must be mutually exclusive, or that the life of a college professor must be boring. Ha  Not many careers would provide opportunities for someone to solve a geometry problem (what position was the body in when the bullet went through her head?) and thereby convince police that a death was a homicide. Or to collect and analyze data to show that wrestlers at a weigh-in can make a scale register less than their true weight - temporarily - if they stand on their heads before they step on the scale. Written for a popular audience, this book presents stories about expert witnessing, consulting, teaching, being a professor, and about how probability (think random events) impacted someone's life in a very direct way. And oh yes, the humor is wry. QUESTION: WHO SHOULD BUY THE BOOK? ANSWER: There are precisely four groups. People anywhere who are interested in real-world applications of mathematics and statistics - some of them a wee bit wacky - is one. People who would give math and humor a chance to mix is a second. People who enjoy reading stories set in Charleston, South Carolina would be a third. The fourth group may be described as OTHER (and you know who you are).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mick Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 146811638X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468116380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.39d","brand":"Mick Norton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065788788991,"sku":"9781468116380","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1217b7cc-d16f-4c2f-b1a7-aa1ac381ec1d.jpg?v=1685403501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/random-tales-of-a-college-mick-norton-9781468116380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}