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Improbable
Improbable
Author: Adam Fawer
From a brilliant new talent comes a riveting novel of chance, fate, and numbers, and one man's strange journey past the boundaries of the possible. — David Caine inhabits a world of obsession, rich rewards, and rapid, destructive downfalls. A compulsive gambler and brilliant mathematician prone to crippling epileptic seizures, he possesses the un...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060736781
ISBN-10: 006073678X
Publication Date: 2/1/2006
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: HarperTorch
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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jordontate avatar reviewed Improbable on
A truly excellent novel by a first-time novelist. I hope he decides to change his career to full time writing and publishes more thrillers like this. I was on the edge of my seat with this one!
tashajean avatar reviewed Improbable on + 146 more book reviews
Great book with many twists and some "unintential learning" of physics and statistics. Science experiment allows subject beta to look at the future to see the result of an action. Highly recommended!
Readnmachine avatar reviewed Improbable on + 1474 more book reviews
Part science-fiction, part thriller, part physics text, this fast-paced tale takes on the notion of whether the future can be seen and predicted, and what that would mean to those with the power.


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