Long-time collaborators Birken (emeritus, mathematics) and Coon (English, both: Rochester Institute of Technology, New York) team up yet again to explain how both of their fields are based on patterns. After explaining what patterns are and how to look for them, they explore them in counting and mathematics, rhythm and rhyme, ideas, shapes, symmetry, fractals, and in the mind. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)