tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post6637320045975030591..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: Studies in eccentricity: The Grasshopper King, by Jordan EllenbergC. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-18218570555642090512008-03-13T20:19:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:19:00.000-07:00I suspected it might have been through the Mathema...I suspected it might have been through the Mathematics connection since I know you're in math as well. That's how I met Jordan -- my husband is also in Number Theory.<BR/><BR/>As for your queue, I haven't read those other books, so you're on your own as to whether to read this one first. ;^)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-22065901866095563472008-03-13T19:51:00.000-07:002008-03-13T19:51:00.000-07:00The author's a number theorist, so I spotted him w...The author's a number theorist, so I spotted him while researching grad schools to apply to. I later found his column and book. So far I've liked most of his columns and the only paper of his that I've read.<BR/><BR/>As for what the others are, they include The Nature of Prejudice, The Corrections, 1491, Middlemarch, Devils, The Great Transformation, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, and A Treatise of Human Nature.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-74635937742202993102008-03-13T02:10:00.000-07:002008-03-13T02:10:00.000-07:00Hey Alon!!!Yeah, it's a fun read. I'd suggest you...Hey Alon!!!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's a fun read. I'd suggest you move it up in your queue, but I don't know what others are ahead of it. ;^)<BR/><BR/>Just out of curiosity, how'd you hear about it? Because of the author's Mathematics column?C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-56388770992910602562008-03-13T01:50:00.000-07:002008-03-13T01:50:00.000-07:00I've been meaning to read this book... unfortunate...I've been meaning to read this book... unfortunately, I have about fifteen at home I've yet to read, so my reading list is taking a back seat nowadays.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com