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Murderous Maths

Kjartan Poskitt

1997144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Scholastic Ltd · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780590134576
  • 1999Hippo · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780439011563

**First** you learned to count. Wasn't that exciting? **Then** you found out how to do sums. Gosh! **Now** get ready for Murderous Maths! It really is *dead* funny, *dead* interesting and, best of all, it's got NO NASTY EXERCISES AND NO BORING SUMS! In this dangerously different guide you'll meet One Finger Jimmy, Chainsaw Charlie and their ghastly gangster friends, who are living proof that maths really can be ***murderous***. Find out how maths could help you rescue someone in ***deadly peril*** ,how not to shoot yourself with a cannon, and meet some famous mathematicians who were ***really hard*** (and even some who were ***murdered***). **If you want to be in the know, get The Knowledge!**

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