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Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
by
Martin Gardner
(c) 1959 (p) 1982

Martin Gardner's columns in Scientific American were a touchstone for my interest in mathematics, very much in parallel with what I learned in school.

Intersections with the magazine were sporadic so in adulthood I bought the books of collected columns whenever I saw them.

I think this was the first I got - but I only ever got five of the fifteen that he put out (alas one is now missing).
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Born this Day:

Lloyd Biggle Jr., born on April 17, 1923, was an American science fiction author. Biggle's novelette "The Botticelli Horror" was the cover story for the March 1960 issue of Fantastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Biggle_Jr.

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Anybody recommend books on retirement - the non-financial side?

p.s. don't tell them on Linkedin, I'm pretending to be a "consultant"!

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Book Promotion: Since the tragedy of 1994, Agency Division have weilded their authority over matters arcane with relative impunity. Enforcers like Vidcund Därk, collectively known as the Men in Black, serve a single purpose - the absolute eradicaton of magic and those who would use it. This is not an uncommon goal - a group of rogue arcanists known as the Grey Angels have much the same outcome in mind. When a respected mathematics professor obtains a translated copy of the Pnakotic Manuscripts, the hunt is on to determine how he got hold of it. But soon, a bigger crisis unfolds - one that Agency Division can’t keep under wraps.

https://www.sanityline.net

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Interesante la reflexión de @miguelespigado sobre cómo nos han ido drogando con cada vez más altas dosis de todo, hasta el punto de que todo ha de ser rápido, impactante, único, y cada vez más novedoso. Y cómo, así, han conseguido que no encontremos ningún placer en, simplemente, sentarnos en un banco al sol a contemplar la calle.

"En las últimas décadas el mercado de consumo se ha ocupado de abastecernos de la máxima dosis de cuanto pueda estimularnos. [...] De nuevo, chocamos con el mito del crecimiento ilimitado. ¿Habrá que decrecer también en los placeres para hacerlos sostenibles?
[...]
En este estado de hiperestimulación es normal echar la vista atrás y no dar crédito de lo tediosas que debían de ser las vidas de nuestros antepasados. Pero también es verdad que ellos sentían más con menos".

"Martillos y ciudades", Miguel Espigado

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Butch/Femme fiction Books on $ale on 04/17/25.

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