Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published: January 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780738205892
Subjects: Recreations & Games; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Science/Mathematics; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Probability & Statistics - General; Science; Mathematics; Mystery
First sentence: IT WAS THE MAN'S GHASTLY expression that first drew my attention to him.
Table of contents: title: Contents
pagenum: v; title: Preface
pagenum: vii; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: ix; label: 1
title: The Case of the Unfortunate Businessman
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: The Case of the Gambling Nobleman
pagenum: 19; label: 3
title: The Case of the Surprise Heir
pagenum: 45; label: 4
title: The Case of the Ancient Mariner
pagenum: 65; label: 5
title: The Case of the Unmarked Graves
pagenum: 85; label: 6
title: The Case of the Martin Invasion
pagenum: 115; label: 7
title: Three Cases of Unfair Preferment
pagenum: 141; label: 8
title: The Execution of Andrews
pagenum: 161; label: 9
title: The Case of the Relative Honor
pagenum: 181; label: 10
title: The Case of the Poor Observer
pagenum: 207; label: 11
title: The Case of the Perfect Accountant
pagenum: 225; label: 12
title: Three Cases of Good Intentions
pagenum: 247; title: Afterword
pagenum: 275; title: Index
pagenum: 289