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Find out about how maths could help you rescue someone in deadly peril, how not to shoot yourself with a cannon, and meet famous mathematicians who were really hard. And watch out for One Finger Jimmy, Chainsaw Charlie and their gangster friends, who are living proof that maths can be murderous.

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Reeve, Philip (Illustrator)

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Canonical title*
Grappige, grillige en geniale getallen
Original title
Murderous Maths
Alternate titles
Guaranteed to Bend Your Brain
Original publication date
1997
People/Characters
Thag The Mathemagician; Colonel Cancel; Sheerluck Homes; Blade Boccelli; the Weasel; Chainsaw Charlie
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Nonfiction
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510Natural sciences & mathematicsMathematicsMathematics / Graphs
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QA99 .P67ScienceMathematicsMathematics

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