Laws of Small Numbers: Extremes And Rare Event

Since the publication of the first edition of this seminar book in 1994, the theory and applications of extremes and rare events have enjoyed an enormous and still increasing interest. The intention of the book is to give a mathematically oriented development of the theory of rare events underlying various applications.

Public Speaking Laws of Success outlines the laws of public speaking in an engaging and compelling manner and is a reminder of key points that are easy to remember, are actionable, and are applicable.

The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties and characteristics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Are there really "six degrees of separation" between all pairs of people?