{"product_id":"duelling-idiots-and-other-probability-puzzlers","title":"Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"81\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"313\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"112\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"112\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul J. 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Nahin takes readers on an engaging journey through the world of probability, presenting twenty-one intriguing puzzles that explore the deceptively fascinating laws of chance. 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