Compare Struck By Lightning by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From lotteries, opinion polls and insuranceto worries about murder rates, naturaldisasters and terrorism, probability plays amajor part in our everyday lives—a partthat is frequently and needlessly misunderstood. Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a mathprofessor and improvisational comedian, comes to the rescue with this irreverent, bestselling exploration of the odds andoddities of randomness. Looking at suchfamiliar topics as poker hands, e-mailspam, political elections and game shows, Struck by Lightning puts probability intoperspective and has fun along the way. | Struck By Lightning by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Paperback | Indigo Chapters