{"product_id":"two-trains-leave-paris-taylor-frey-9781419732744","title":"Two Trains Leave Paris: Number Problems for Word People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertaining word problems that let verbal types master the language of math!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMath is a universal language, but it's also the least understood and most undervalued subject taught in school. \u003ci\u003eTwo Trains Leave Paris: Number Problems for Word People\u003c\/i\u003e offers an opportunity to experience math like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou must use the Pythagorean Theorem to figure out how far apart two ex-lovers are when they simultaneously realize that they cannot live without each other. You must use addition (and logic) to explore the ridiculous (and patriarchal!) wage gap. Throughout six math-themed chapters, readers will follow a series of characters as they apply for jobs, fall in love, get abducted by aliens, and experience many of life's other big and small moments, all of which are dictated by--you guessed it--math!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of humor, mathematical history, and how-to-solve sections, \u003ci\u003eTwo Trains Leave Paris\u003c\/i\u003e asks readers to help its characters find growth in the most unexpected of places: word problems. And the answers are, of course, in the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Frey, Mike Wesolowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419732749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419732744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Taylor Frey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046763589887,"sku":"9781419732744","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e94f6afe-0df3-4886-bcce-9aac41d3b0e9.jpg?v=1684986352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-trains-leave-paris-taylor-frey-9781419732744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}