Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, July II.3 Numbers Continued from Page 3 and never indulged in sex, art, fiction or movies. Thankfully, readers do not have to share Erdos' reputation as a “mathe matical monk" to enjoy Hoffman's easy, fiction-like recount of Erdos' life. The prolific genius spent most of his life searching for mathematical proofs "straight from the book" — a compliment of Erdos' that re ferred to his be lief about mathe matical truths. "I'm always saying that the SF (God, whom Erdos always called the Supreme Fascist) has this transinfinite (greater than in finite) book," Erdos said. "[The book] contains all the best proofs of all mathematical proofs that are elegant and perfect." Hoffman's book is mainly an ac count of Erdos' selflessness and sometimes overwhelming strange ness and requires little mathematical heavy-lifting. It also does not delve much into Erdos' findings, so those without a background in math should not get lost or confused. Hoffman wisely supplements in formation about Erdos with stories from colleagues and Erdos' own anecdotes, taken from interviews Hoffman conducted with Erdos dur ing the last 10 years of his life. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers will not entertain readers looking for a sexier topic than a talented genius, but for those whose interests are slightly more intellectual, Erdos' life makes for a quick and enjoyable read. (Grade: B+) — Beverly Mireles The Battalion Classified First Loves Carmela Ciuraru (editor) Scribner Poetry Few genres of literature are as timeless or aware of their own his tory as poetry. Every new generation of poets is in spired by a former and works to refine and: define poetry with its own sty writing. First Loves is a testimom poetry's cyclical nature. 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