Well written with humorous overtones, but still sticks to the task at hand:  either mocking the misuse of mathematics with demonstrations from the past underscored with exactly how non-experts have missed the boast or pointing out the necessity of delving into the necessity of truly thinking beyond the box.<br><br>My one quibble, and it is minor, is that Ellenberg belabors how significance at confidence levels has been distorted, overused or misread.<br><br>That said, I bought a second copy for a retired research physicist for his birthday.<br><br>If you want to do some real thinking, do not buy this book.