A poetic biographical tribute to Jesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and the first American track-and-field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
the story of Paul Erdos and the search for mathematical truth
Hoffman, Paul
1998
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.