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Lucas Scialabba palitosci — I've been bored with reading novels lately, so I was looking for something a bit more inspiring and challenging. This book really hit the spot! I wouldn't call it a non-fiction book per se, but something more of a supplementary book for those interested in digging deeper into a subject. Here the subject under discussion was complex numbers (specifically the imaginary number i). In the preface, the author claims that no book has ever been written on this subject alone in a non-text book form, so he took it upon himself to do so (he is an electrical engineer and was fascinated with complex numbers while growing up). Well hats off to Eng. Nahin, because he did an amazing job! The author began with a historical summary of i and the mathematical problems that it surfaced from. He then moved on to some important applications. I really enjoyed chapters 4-6, which contained some problems and uses of complex numbers. There was a chapter titled "Wizard Mathematics"!! I had a field day with that one. The title alone was so exciting! I loved going through the proof of how according to complex number theory, the shortest distance between two points is NOT a straight line (shortcuts through hyperspace?!?... I know right!), Schellbach's method of using i^i to calculate pi, and more on the genius of Professor Euler. Even the Appendixes were rich with more problems and proofs, it makes you want to savor every page! I just wish that I had read this book while I was studying complex numbers and Cauchy's Theorems last year. It would've been easier to work out all the derivations while everything was still fresh. I think that the reader would appreciate this book more if she/he had at least some basic knowledge of complex numbers and calculus. It is definitely worth going through the mathematics yourself using pencil and paper, because let me tell you The Story of i is epic!

Sonny Scroggin scrogson — i thought this book was really interesting, not so much in the "oooh, what really happens in the dirty world of stripping" way, but in the way that burana really breaks down her perspective in relation to others' perspectives - plus her intrigue with the history of burlesque. there were a couple surprise elements, mostly in terms of her background and current state; otherwise, the book is pretty straightforward. there is quite a bit of 'navel-gazing,' as i've read other readers complain about, but that is the point of the story: she is trying to come to terms with her history as a stripper. i have a feeling that folks who want to read more about t&a will be disappointed, while those who just ride through her self-analysis and introspection with an open mind will potentially get a kick out of the sprinkling of strip stories that are part of burana's tale. the story is delivered with a steady seaming of flashback and present narrative, which works very well. the only problem i had was the seemingly drawn out ending. i was ready to be done with the book about 40 pages prior to finishing, but i didn't put it down - i cared enough about burana and her story to finish the journey with her.