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avg rating 3.70 — 1,412 ratings — published 1995

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avg rating 3.93 — 971 ratings — published 1968

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avg rating 4.17 — 30 ratings — published 1998

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avg rating 4.06 — 353 ratings — published 1985

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avg rating 4.05 — 276 ratings — published 2006

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avg rating 3.81 — 154 ratings — published 1969

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avg rating 4.07 — 2,243 ratings — published 1993

“Eleanor was an orphan at the age of 10. She went to live with her maternal Grandma Hall, a bitter and biblically strict woman who nonetheless struggled to control her children. Eleanor had to endure some uncles who drank to excess and possibly abused her. For protection, her grandmother or an aunt installed three heavy locks on Eleanor’s bedroom door. A girlfriend who slept over asked Eleanor about the locks. She said they were “to keep my uncles out.”
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
― Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

“What is this?" I asked him. "Are you sad? Do you feel a longing for your own country, or are you simply planning new calculations? Is it mathematics or nostalgia?"
"My friend..." he replied, "nostalgia and calculations are not unrelated.”
― The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
"My friend..." he replied, "nostalgia and calculations are not unrelated.”
― The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures