Prime Obsession:  Bernhard Riemann and the greatest problem in Mathematics

by John Derbyshire

Check out John Derbyshire's book about Bernhard Riemann. Riemann was one of the leading mathematicians of the 19th century. In his short career he introduced ideas of fundamental importance in complex analysis, real analysis, differential geometry, number theory and other subjects.  His work in differential geometry provided the mathematical basis for the general theory of relativity.  He created the Riemann hypothesis, which remains unsolved today.

"Bernhard Riemann would make any list of the greatest mathematicians ever.  In 1859, he proposed a formula to count prime numbers that has defied all attempts to prove it true.  This new book tackles the Riemann hypothesis.  Partly a biography of Rimemann, Derbyshire's work presents more technical details about the hypothesis and will probably attract math recreationists. 

The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David Kessler

"A compelling book about overeating and the obesity pandemic. Dr. Kessler thoroughly examines the nature of our relationship with food and why it is critical to understand and modify our behavior to reverse this global threat to health and well-being." —David Satcher,
former surgeon general and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

The author, David Kessler, is an American pediatrician, lawyer, and author. He was the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from during the 1990s.  While FDA Commissioner Kessler was made famous as he crusaded against tobacco companies Now back in the academic world he has taken on American obesity problem. The End of Overeating, a New York Times Bestseller, is both his diagnosis of the problem and a prescription for its treatment.