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A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin

A Doubter's Almanac

by Ethan Canin
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  • Feb 16, 2016, 576 pages
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  • Oct 2016, 592 pages
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Bob Barton

It isn't really about mathematics
Ethan Canin's work of grace uses a usually dry and difficult subject and takes the reader elsewhere. The story of a father and son, more alike than either would care to admit, is beautifully rendered.
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