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Steve Olson, "Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition"

Adult/High School–Olson has taken on an always-difficult task: discussing math in a manner interesting and understandable to a society full of math-o-phobics. He succeeds admirably by relegating most of the hard-core problems and solutions to an appendix, and by writing about much more than math. Structured around a chronicle of the United States team's participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad of 2001, the book focuses on such topics as the ambiguities of inspiration, insight, talent, and creativity; the cultural perception of mathematics; and various approaches to math education. The author introduces the key players: the six American teen contestants and their coaches. These portraits are spread out over the course of the volume, as are the problems offered at that year's Olympiad. This arrangement supports an engaging and mildly suspenseful read. Olson's user-friendly presentation of the problems serves to reinforce his argument that the United States is culturally averse to math compared with much of the rest of the world, and that American educators are definitely on the wrong path. The author does an excellent job of showcasing the better side of his subject. Unfortunately, many teens who would enjoy reading Count Down won't get past three words in the subtitle: "toughest math competition." Those who do will be rewarded.–Robert Saunderson, Berkeley Public Library, CA

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