# The Arithmetic of Life and Death

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- Book: [The Arithmetic of Life and Death](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-shaffner/the-arithmetic-of-life-and-death) ([The Arithmetic of Life and Death.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-shaffner/the-arithmetic-of-life-and-death.md))
- Authors: [George Shaffner](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-shaffner)
- Publisher: ballantine_books
- ISBN: 978-03-4542-645-1
- Pages: 220
- Published: 2001-05-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Whether you realize it or not, numbers are everywhere--and integral to almost every facet of your life . . . from your next raise in pay to the inevitable rise of inflation, your weekly family budget to...