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Mathematics and Politics: Strategy, Voting, Power, and Proof (Reprint Edition) by Alan D. Taylor, Allison M. Pacelli Paperback, 364 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 1-4419-2661-5 / 1441926615 ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-2661-6 / 9781441926616 Why would anyone bid $3. 25 in an auction where the prize is a single dollar bill? Can one game explain the apparent irrationality behind both the arms race of the 1980s and the libretto of Puccini s opera Tosca? How can one calculation suggest the president has 4 percent of the power in the United |