"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist<br><br>"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature<br><br>"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe." <br>* New Scientist