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Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story. colon 88+ min. Kevin Tostado, Tostie Prods. in assoc, with Rhino Films, dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo. com. 2012. DVD ISBN [...]

* Thompson, Mark. A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System. Pegasus. Nov. 2016.272p. index. ISBN 9781681772394. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681772837. SCI Astronomer Thompson takes us on an imagined spaceship [...]

Arbesman, Samuel. Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension. Current. Jul. 2016.256p. notes, index. ISBN 9781591847762. $23; ebk. ISBN 9780698189195. TECH Every computer user has experienced programs that inexplicably crash [...]

Brown, Nancy Marie. Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them. Palgrave Macmillan. Sept. 2015. 288p. illus. maps, notes, bibliog. [...]

Barrow, John D. 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Math and the Arts. Norton. Feb. 2015. 320p. illus. notes. ISBN 9780393246551. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393246568. MATH [...]

Algorithms. b/w. 100 min. In English, Hindi, Tamil, & Odyia w/English subtitles. Ian McDonald, dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. Mar. 2015. DVD UPC 720229916394. $27.95. HEALTH/GAMES As we [...]

Deep Web. 90+ min. Alex Winter, dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 738329207175. $29.95. SDH subtitles. TECH This video recounts one successful attempt to combat cybercrime. The creators [...]

Can We Take a Joke? 75 min. Ted Balaker, dist. by Tugg Edu, edu.tugg.com. 2016. DVD $75; acad. libs. $350; streaming available at edu@tugginc.com. SOC SCI The question of what [...]

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. 98+ min. Werner Herzog, dist. by Magnolia Home Entertainment, www.magpictures.com. 2016. DVD UPC 876964010153. $26.98. SDH subtitles. Rated: PG-13. TECH It was [...]

* Parker, Matt. Things To Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension: A Mathematician's Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds of Infinity, and More. Farrar. […]

Bellos, Alex. The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life. S. & S. Jun. 2014. 336p. illus. ISBN 9781451640090. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781451640120. MATH Much to [...]

Blackjack: 21 for the 21st Century color. 153 min. Flamingo Prods., dist. by Instructional Video, 2219 C St., Lincoln, NE 68502; 800-228-0164; 402-475-6570. 2001. $19.95. Public performance. GAMES Blackjack is [...]

Boyle, David. The Sum of Our Discontent: How Numbers Make Us Irrational. Texere, dist. by Norton. May 2001. c.224p, permanent paper. ISBN 158799-060-1. $24.95. MATH Boyle, a writer and journalist [...]

Cole, K.C. The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered Over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. Harcourt. Jan. 2001. c.288p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-15-100398-X. $24. SCI This book [...]

Devlin, Keith J. The Math Gene: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are Like Gossip. Basic Bks: Perseus. Sept. 2000. c.304p. illus. index. ISBN 0-465-01618-9. $25. MATH This book [...]

Play To Win: Blackjack color. 40 min. American Home Treasures, BFS, 360 Newkirk Rd., Richmond Hill, Ont., Canada LAC 3G7; 905-884-2323. 1999. ISBN 1-57875-154-3. $14.98. GAMES Blackjack is the casino [...]

Gribbin, John. The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measure the Age of the Universe. Yale Univ. Apr. 2000. c.224p. permanent paper. index. ISBN 0-300-083467. $22.50. SCI If you have ever [...]

Rees, Martin. Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe. Basic Bks: Perseus. Feb. 2000. c.304p. illus, index. ISBN 0-465-03672-4. $21. SCI Science writer and astronomer Rees summarizes [...]

Rowan-Robinson, Michael. The Nine Numbers of the Cosmos. Oxford Univ. 1999. c.192p. illus. index. ISBN 0-19-850444-6. $24.95. SCI The science of cosmology asks the big questions: How old and how [...]

Aczel, Amir D. God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe. Four Walls Eight Windows. Sept. 1999. c.238p. ISBN 1-56858-139-4. $22. SCI In this well-written book, Aczel (Fermat's Last Theorem: [...]

Internet Safety 101: Educate Equip Empower. 2 discs. 140 min. Enough Is Enough, dist. by Dreamscape Video, www.dreamscapeab.com. 2016. DVD UPC 857063005981. $24.99; public performance $199.99; Spanish version DVD UPC [...]

Clegg, Brian. Are Numbers Real? The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World. St. Martin's. Dec. 2016. 288p. notes. ISBN 9781250081049. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466892965. MATH The title question [...]

Stewart, Ian. Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe. Basic. Oct. 2016. 336p. illus. notes. ISBN 9780465096107. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465096114. SCI Astronomy and mathematics have been linked from [...]

*Dreams Rewired, color & b/w. 85 min. Manu Luksch & others, dist. by Icarus Films, homevideo.icarusfilms.com. 2016. DVD UPC 854565001886. $29.98. Closed-captioned. TECH/FILM Using a montage of clips from early [...]

Endgame. 90+ min. Carmen Marron, dist. by Shout! Factory, shoutfactory.com. 2016. DVD UPC 826663167931. $14.98; Blu-ray UPC 826663167948. $22.97. SDH subtitles. F As with most films 'inspired by true events,' [...]

Codegirl. color 107+ min. Lesley Chilcott, Invented by Girls Prod., dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2015. DVD UPC 738329203788. $24.95. SDH subtitles. TECH The stereotypical teenage girl and her smartphone [...]

Wilkes, Jason. Burn Math Class: And Reinvent Mathematics for Yourself. Basic. 2016. 389p. illus. ISBN 9780465053735. $29.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465073818. MATH Mathematics curricula currently offered in most institutions is designed [...]

Crotty's Kids: Some Dreams Are Not Open for Debate. color. 82 min. James Marshall Crotty, dist. by Passion River, www.passionriver.com. 2015. DVD UPC 013964695267. $49.95. ED Many recent films have [...]

Love & Engineering: Digital Geeks Looking for Analog Love. color. 83+ min. Tonislav Hristrov, Making Movies, dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2015. DVD UPC 738329196028. $24.95. Closed-captioned. TECH This video [...]

The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015. Princeton Univ. Jan. 2016.416p. ed. by Mircea Pitici. illus. bibliog. ISBN 9780691169651. pap. $24.95. SCI Pitici offers his annual selection of intriguing mathematical articles, [...]

The Code. 2 vols. color. 174+ min. Stephen Cooter & others, Open University, dist. by Athena Learning, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2012. DVD ISBN 9781598287813. $39.99. SDH subtitles. MATH This two-disc set [...]

* Bobby Fischer Against the World. color & b/w. 93+ rain. Liz Garbus, HBO Documentary Films & Moxie Firecracker, dist. by Docurama cio New Video, 800-3148822; www.newvideo.com. 2011. DVD ISBN [...]

The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics. Princeton Univ. Oct. 2015. 1016p. ed. by Nicholas J. Higham & others, illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780691150390. $99.50. REF The field of mathematics has [...]

Navigating the World of Social Media. color. 31 min. w/tchr's. guide. Linx Educational, www.linxedu.com. 2015. DVD $108. Public performance. TECH Despite the title, this video will not tell you how [...]

Benjamin, Arthur. The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why. Basic. Sept. 2015. 336p. illus. ISBN 9780465054725. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465061624. MATH Some mathematical theorems and proofs [...]

Print the Legend. color. 100 min. Luis Lopez & J. Clay Tweel, Infinite Films, dist. by Passion River, www.passionriver.com. 2015. DVD UPC 013964695045. $59.95. BUS/TECH Three-dimensional printers are here. Whether [...]

Where Am I? color. 44 min. Bruce Mohun, Dreamfilm Prods, in assoc, with Canadian Broadcasting Corp., dist. by Bullfrog Films, 800-543-3764; www.bullfrogfilms.com. 2014. DVD ISBN 9781941565188. $250 (Rental: $85). Public [...]

Boredom. color. 61+ min. Albert Nerenberg, dist. by TDC Entertainment, www.disinfo.com. 2014. DVD UPC 826262011499. $19.98. SOC SCI This entertaining program about a subject that is rarely studied or discussed [...]

InRealLife. color. 89 min. Beeban Kidron, Cross Street Films & Studio Lambert, dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2014. DVD UPC 720229916301. $24.95. Web Junkie, color. 75+ min. In [...]

Texting and Driving: The Deadliest Distraction, color. 17 min. Human Relations Media, www.hrmvideo.com. 2015. DVD ISBN 9781627060486. $149.95; streaming $24.95. Public performance. TECH Most experimental evidence shows that people who [...]

The Singularity: Will We Survive Our Technology? color. 75+ min. Doug Wolens, 415-235-3712; www.thesingularityfilm.com/ educational. 2014. DVD/Blu-ray $195; acad. libs. $295. Public performance. TECH/COMPUTERS As the capacity and rapidity of [...]

Cheng, Eugenia. How To Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics. Basic. May 2015.320p. illus. index. ISBN 9780465051717. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465051694. MATH In this humorously titled [...]

Aczel, Amir D. Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey To Uncover the Origins of Numbers. Palgrave Macmillan. Jan. 2015.256p. illus. notes, bibliog. ISBN 9781137279842. $26. MATH Our system of decimal arithmetic [...]

Atanasoff: Father of the Computer. b/w. 47 min. Mila Aung-Thwin & Daniel Cross, Eyesteelfilm Prod., dist. by Natl. Film Bd. of Canada, 800-542-2164; nfb.ca/USeducation. DVD UPC 698193293080. $225. Public performance; [...]

Adams, Colin. Zombies and Calculus. Princeton Univ. Oct. 2014.240p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780691161907. $24.95; ebk. ISBN 9781400852017. MATH Zombies and calculus--seriously? Well, yes and no; the tongue-in-cheek title by [...]

Artstein, Zvi. Mathematics and the Real World: The Remarkable Role of Evolution in the Making of Mathematics. Prometheus. Sept. 2014.445p. tr. from Hebrew by Alan Hercberg. ISBN 9781616140915. $26; ebk. [...]

Smith, Gary. Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways To Lie with Statistics. Overlook. Jul. 2014.336p. illus. index. ISBN 9781468309201. $28.95. MATH In this age of "big data," […]

The Science of Measurement: Taking the Measure of the World. color. 177+ min. Mike Cunliffe, Big Wave Prod. for BBC, dist. by Athena Learning, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2014. DVD ISBN 9781598289961. [...]

* A Brief History of Time. 2 discs, color. 84+ min. Errol Morris, Gordon Freedman Prod./Anglia Television, dist. by Criterion Collection, www.criterion.com. 2014. DVD/Blu-ray ISBN 9781604658118. $39.95. SDH subtitles. SCI/BIOG [...]

Mazur, Joseph. Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers. Princeton Univ. Apr. 2014. 296p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9780691154633. $27.95. MATH The arithmetical notation we [...]