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Rob Eastaway is an English author. He is active in the popularisation of mathematics and was awarded the Zeeman medal in 2017 for excellence in the promotion of maths. He is best known for his books, including the bestselling Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and Maths for Mums and Dads. His first book was What is a Googly?, an explanation of cricket for Americans and other newcomers to the game. Eastaway is a keen cricketer and was one of the originators of the International Rankings of Cricketers. He is also a puzzle setter and adviser for New Scientist magazine and he has appeared frequently on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live. He is the director of Maths Inspiration, a national programme of maths lectures for teenagers which involves some of the UK’s leading maths speakers. He was president of the UK Mathematical Association for 2007/2008. He is a former pupil of The King's School, Chester, and has a degree in engineering and management science from the University of Cambridge. Books 1992: What is a Googly? 1995: The Guinness Book of Mindbenders, co-author David Wells 1998: Why do Buses Come in Threes?, co-author Jeremy Wyndham, foreword by Tim Rice 1999: The Memory Kit 2002: How Long is a Piece of String?, co-author Jeremy Wyndham 2004: How to Remember 2005: How to Take a Penalty, co-author John Haigh 2007: How to Remember (Almost) Everything Ever 2007: Out of the Box 2008: How Many Socks Make a Pair? 2009: Improve Your Memory Today, with Dr Hilary Jones 2010: Maths for Mums and Dads, co-author Mike Askew 2011: The Hidden Mathematics of Sport (new edition of Beating the Odds) 2013: More Maths for Mums and Dads, co-author Mike Askew 2016: Maths on the Go, co-author Mike Askew 2017: Any ideas? Tips and Techniques to Help You Think Creatively 2018: 100 Maddening Mindbending Puzzles 2019: Maths On The Back of an Envelope 2023: Headscratchers - The New Scientist Puzzle Book 2024: Much Ado About Numbers References External links Rob Eastaway's Official Website Maths Inspiration Website Eastaway, Rob. "Zequals". Numberphile. Brady Haran. [1] . Discover the Rob Eastaway John Haigh popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Rob Eastaway John Haigh books.

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  • Little Women synopsis, comments

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Meet the Marches! Louisa May Alcott’s classic introduces us to four unforgettable sisters: beautiful Meg, tomboyish Jo, delicate Beth, and Amy, the ...

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    The Next Girl

    Carla Kovach

    IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THE NEXT GIRL... You thought he’d come to save you. You were wrong. ‘ Absolutely the best thriller I’ve read this year! ’ Goodreads Rev...

  • Wrong Places synopsis, comments

    Wrong Places

    Teralyn Mitchell

    Sometimes the path to happily ever after runs through all the wrong places… Romance never did Maggie Anthony any favors. So now that she’s back in her small hometown as a divorced ...

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum

    An Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...

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    Winnie-the-Pooh

    A.A. Milne

    An Apple Books Classic edition. If you haven’t met Winnie the Pooh yet, stop reading this, and start reading the bookyou’ll be so glad you did. The jovial stuffed bear and his ragt...

  • Dream Psychology synopsis, comments

    Dream Psychology

    Sigmund Freud

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...

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    The Good Knight

    Sarah Woodbury

    DON'T MISS THE SALE ON THE NEXT BOOKS IN THE SERIES! When a king is murdered on the way to his wedding, Gareth & Gwen join forces in their first mystery together! Five...

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    You Are Kind

    Michael Gordon

    A little kindness goes a long way. How can you help encourage your kids to be kind from a young age? Teach kindness to preschoolers Acts of kindness can be fun, easy, and make a ...

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    When the Night is Over

    Lily Foster

    Are the bonds of our first true love as strong as they feel when we’re young, innocent and consumed with the promise of forever? The last time Charlotte Mason saw Simon Wade, he wa...

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    Holy Bible

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    The 2013 edition of the Holy Bible contains all of the study aids contained in the 1979 edition and includes revisions to the study aids, several new photos, updated maps, and adju...

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    Ice Crown

    Kay L Moody

    The competition could save her life... But only if she wins. Talise can manipulate the elements with ease. Water, air, earth, and fire all bend to her will. As a citizen of the Sto...

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    The Odyssey

    Homer

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...

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    Dark Psychology and Manipulation

    Margaret Morrison

    THE MENTAL MANIPULATOR WILL NO LONGER KEEP SECRETS FROM YOU! Are you fed up with the wool being pulled over your eyes?Are you prepared to stand up to those who believe they can man...

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    Finding Cinderella

    Colleen Hoover

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads ei...

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    No Room For Regret

    Janeen Ann O'Connell

    The movement of the ship seals his fate. He could be sailing anywhere, anytime, but he's not, he's going to the other side of the world. He could be anyone, but he's...

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    The Art of War

    Sun Tzu

    An Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...

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    10-Minute Social Psychology

    Albert Rutherford

    Would you like to instantly catch people's thoughts, emotions, motivations, and intentions through mere observation? If yes, you've come to the...

  • The Three Little Pigs synopsis, comments

    The Three Little Pigs

    Mark Lesky

    Classic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small chi...

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    Protect Me

    Margaret Watson

    Police officer Mia Donovan is studying for the detective's exam when her captain offers her an assignment – be Finn O'Rourke's personal bodyguard for the next three ...

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    Her Texas Ex

    Katherine Garbera

    She couldn't forget him, even if she tried... When Amelia Corbyn was a vulnerable teen, she found out she wasn’t a Corbyn by blood. Her biological father was a legendary count...

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    Doubly Claimed

    C.D. Gorri

    Will this curvy redhead find her match with two smexy shifters? Needing a break from her nightmare boss, Ginger is more than ready for the Freeman sisters' annual vacation. Sh...

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    Silent Scream

    Angela Marsons

    Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made....

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    Imperfect Chemistry

    Mary Frame

    She's never understood the point of romance, but now he's going to show her. Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age...

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    Game Changer

    Piper Lawson

    A steamy, grumpy sunshine sports romance featuring a woman down on her luck, a star basketball player with a filthy mouth, and a connection neither of them can deny. After being du...

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    Make Me Forget

    Anna Brooks

    One lie can destroy everything... After enduring years of manipulation and an immeasurable amount of loss, Charlotte Kelly makes one last ditch effort to change her life and try to...

  • Against the Boards synopsis, comments

    Against the Boards

    Cynthia Gunderson

    People say opposites attract, but now I have proof. There's zero rationale for why I would fall for Tyler Bowen. I mean, he's the star winger of my brother's hockey ...

  • The Grumpy Dinosaur synopsis, comments

    The Grumpy Dinosaur

    Michael Gordon

    Emotions & Feelings Series Book 2 A little Dinosaur gets annoyed easily, sometimes for no reason at all! Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. It's OK to feel a...

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    Tongue Twisters for Kids

    Riley Weber

    "Rubber baby buggy bumpers" Say this three times as fast as you can.  How about, try saying " Loopy lizards lying lazily aloft a little lane of logs,"...

  • Brush With Death synopsis, comments

    Brush With Death

    Mia Hall

    My first year at the Dreadmore Academy. What can go wrong? How long do you have? The list of stuff that can go right is much, much shorter.  I'm probably going to fai...

  • Knock Knock synopsis, comments

    Knock Knock

    Chris Merritt

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Wow. I absolutely loved this book!... I was not able to put it down from the moment I started it, so much so that I devoured it in just two days .’ Goodreads reviewer Natas...

  • Wormwood Abbey synopsis, comments

    Wormwood Abbey

    Christina Baehr

    As a Victorian clergyman's daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything until a mythical salamander tumbles out of the fireplace into her lap. When a letter arrives from estrang...

  • Just One Time synopsis, comments

    Just One Time

    Samantha Baca

    There are worse things than turning forty.    However, I can't seem to evade my worry of my biological clock, and my fear that time is running out. I've...

  • If I Break synopsis, comments

    If I Break

    Portia Moore

    ~THIS BOOK IS BEST ENJOYED WHEN YOU DON'T READ ANY REVIEWS OR SPOILERS BEFORE READING. GOING IN BLIND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I PROMISE!~ Cal effin' Scott. Hell in a Arman...

  • Mischief after Midnight synopsis, comments

    Mischief after Midnight

    Jennifer Bernard

    Bartender Toni Del Rey is the quickwitted queen of the Olde Salt Saloon, famous for trading barbs with grizzled fishermen and putting rowdy customers in their place. Independent an...

  • Boy Toy synopsis, comments

    Boy Toy

    S. E. Lund

    Tate McNaughton. 24 years old. Gorgeous. An artist independenly wealthy and the heir to a huge fortune. He's way too hot for my own good and seems intent on doing eve...

  • Through the Looking-Glass synopsis, comments

    Through the Looking-Glass

    Lewis Carroll

    An Apple Books Classics edition. Travel back to Wonderland in Lewis’s acclaimed sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . When Alice’s game of “Let’s pretend” turns real, she fi...

  • The Scarlet Letter synopsis, comments

    The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...

  • Beautiful Darkness synopsis, comments

    Beautiful Darkness

    Autumn Gaze

    You can have anything you want in life... You just can't have everything you want... Gareth is Fae. Sort of. His mother was a Nymph, and with that cross, he finds himself to b...

  • Secrets of the Cottage by the Sea synopsis, comments

    Secrets of the Cottage by the Sea

    Rebecca Alexander

    ‘Heartwrenching… a delightful page turner’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely spectacular’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartbreaking… stunning’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   As Ellie stood on the boat, watching...

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    Bedtime Stories

    Uncle Amon

    Bedtime Stories: 5 Magical Adventures for Little Dreamers Embark on a whimsical journey to dreamland with "Bedtime Stories: Magical Adventures for Little Dreamers". This ...

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    Love Notes

    Lexy Timms

    We're not here to take part, we're here to take over… I stood in the elevator, all my things in a cardboard box. Surrounding me, nearly every other employee clutched thei...

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    Teach Me The Ropes

    Vanessa Vale

    Meet the Manning brothers in this steamy small town cowboy series from USA Today Bestselling author Vanessa Vale! A bachelor auction. I was in a fing bachelor auction. I wasn'...

  • Silver Hunter synopsis, comments

    Silver Hunter

    Lacey Silks

    They call her a cougar, but he calls her, his Queen. Grace Brooks, Manhattan's most soughtafter hair stylist, never expected Hunter, the young handyman with a knack for fixing...

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    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    An Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Manabouttown Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of...

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    The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage

    Halima Khatun

    Winner of the 2021 Bookbrunch Selfie Award for Best Adult I know I'll land a husband… but will he be the one? The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage – A Hilarious Romcom Tha...

  • The Hookup Equation synopsis, comments

    The Hookup Equation

    Roxie Noir

    Teach me everything. My whole life, I’ve been a good girl. I follow rules like nobody’s business. I obey guidelines like I was born to it. Show me a line, and I’ll toe it. I’m even...

  • A Light in the Window synopsis, comments

    A Light in the Window

    Marion Kummerow

    Margarete stumbles out of the bombedout house, the dust settling around her like snow. Mistaking her for the dead officer’s daughter, a guard rushes over to gently ask her if she i...

  • Destined Magic synopsis, comments

    Destined Magic

    Ruby Raine

    I'm twentyeight, still single, no career, just inherited a mansion filled with magical secrets, three cats, plus a demon hellbent on killing kill me because supposedly, I'...

  • Sunrise at Crystal Bay synopsis, comments

    Sunrise at Crystal Bay

    Mia Kent

    A decadelong secret. A devastating betrayal. And a chance to return to the placeand the boyshe left behind. Leah Turner had it alla happy marriage of twentyfive years, two grown ch...

  • The Count of Monte Cristo synopsis, comments

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

    An Apple Books Classic edition. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for r...