Paul Hoffman

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Paul Hoffman (born 1956) is a prominent author and host of the PBS television series Great Minds of Science. He was president and editor in chief of Discover, in a ten-year tenure with that magazine, and served as president and publisher of Encyclopaedia Britannica before returning full-time to writing and consulting work.

He lives in Woodstock, New York. Author of at least ten books, he has appeared on CBS This Morning and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer as a correspondent. Hoffman is also a puzzlemaster using the pseudonym Dr. Crypton. He designed the puzzle in the 1984 book Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse. He also designed the treasure map in the 1984 film, Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny De...more

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	The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 2,256 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Four Things (The Left Hand of God, #2) 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,921 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Left Hand of God (The Left Hand of God, #1) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 4,883 ratings — published 2010 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dictionary Shmictionary!: A Yiddish and Yinglish Dictionary by Paul Hoffman, Matt Friedman 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1983	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sayings of Jesus: The Sayings Gospel Q in English 3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiger In The Court 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1973	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ผู้ชายที่หลงรักตัวเลข 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“...the older I get, the more I believe that if love is to be judged by most of its visible effects, it looks more like hatred than friendship.”
― Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God

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“- Why you?
- (...) I’m the best.
- Modest of you.
- I am the best. Modesty has nothing to say about it.”
― Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God

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“... If the dead can come back to this earth and move unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night—amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours—always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by.”
― Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God

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