Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

by David Foster Wallace Narrated by Robert Petkoff

Overview

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite." -New York Times

Part history, part philosophy, part love letter to the study of mathematics, Everything and More is an illuminating tour of infinity. With his infectious curiosity and trademark verbal pyrotechnics, David Foster Wallace takes us from Aristotle to Newton, Leibniz, Karl Weierstrass, and finally Georg Cantor and his set theory. Through it all, Wallace proves to be an ideal guide-funny, wry, and unfailingly enthusiastic. Featuring an introduction by Neal Stephenson, this edition is a perfect introduction to the beauty of mathematics and the undeniable strangeness of the infinite.

*Includes a downloadable PDF with images from the text

Editorial Reviews

Newsday - Daniel Handler

"All the grace of pure mathematics without the parts that make me want to bang my head against the wall."

Booklist

"Shockingly readable....A brilliant antidote both to boring math textbooks and to pop-culture math books that emphasize the discoverer over the discovery."

Booklist (starred review)

"Shockingly readable…a brilliant antidote both to boring math textbooks and to pop-culture math books that emphasize the discoverer over the discovery."

New York Times Book Review

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite."

John Allen Paulosn Scholar

"[Wallace] brings to his task a refreshingly conversational style as well as a surprisingly authoritative command of mathematics…A success."

Boston Globe - Anthony Doerr

"Everything and More is, in nearly every way, a gift. It’s a thoughtful and witty 300-page testimonial to the qualities I never fully understood that mathematics possessed: Math is astonishing and full of ‘shadowlands,’ and—ultimately—stunning beauty."

The American Scholar - John Allen Paulos

"[Wallace] brings to his task a refreshingly conversational style as well as a surprisingly authoritative command of mathematics....A success."

Village Voice - Dennis Lim

"Wallace is the perfect parachute buddy for a free fall into the mathematical and metaphysical abyss that is infinity."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177254807
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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