Paul Hoffman

Love 'em or hate 'em, you rely on numbers every day. We ask how they confuse us, connect us, and even reveal secrets about us.

Mark Nigrini shares the story of physicist Frank Benford, a man whose curiosity about a book inspired a bizarre discovery.

Paul Hoffman's latest book, King's Gambit, is a detailed history populated by an international cast of characters that includes passionate lovers, quirky intellectuals, scheming adversaries, overbearing parents, and rebellious children...and it all takes place in the world of competitive chess.

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