Hoffman, Paul

Chronicles the life of Alberto Santos-Dumont, focusing on his life-long obsession with flight, his attempts to build a flying machine, and his eventual descent into madness and despair.

An intimate look at the world of mathematics and an indelible portrait of Erdos, a charming and impish philosopher-scientist whose accomplishments continue to enrich and inform our world.

Thomas Cale, a prisoner in the Sanctuary of the Redeemers since childhood, discovers a plot to wage a holy war and attempts a daring escape; but as the only one able to save the world, the Redeemers cannot afford to let them run loose.

The Redeemer Sanctuary, a stronghold of a secretive sect of warrior monks, torture and death await the unsuccessful or disobedient. Raised by them since childhood, Thomas Cale knows no other life, nor is he allowed one. And then one day he opens a forbidden door.

Chronicles the life of mathematician Paul Erd?s and discusses his travels around the world, his personal life, and the mathematical theories he developed.