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Ed Maziarz was a charming, elderly priest who taught in Loyola University Chicago's philosophy department. His academic specialty appeared to have been the philosophy of science and mathematics, though I never took any of his courses. Towards retirement he held a booksale at his apartment near campus. It was there that I found and purchased this book. Although I was good at mathematics throughout high school, I never took it very seriously. Like symbolic logic, studied later, it seemed simply a game. Such practical applications as were addressed, beyond basic arithmetic, were generally given glancingly and with a reference to the calculus, a subject we just began to study during my last class in the subject. Then, in science classes, particularly chemistry, mathematics was just a tool it was assumed we knew how to employ. Never were the philosophical issues as regards the application of mathematics to the phenomenal world ever addressed. The study of the history of mathematics, of the natural sciences and of the philosophy of science made the game seem serious, but that only occurred much later, in graduate and professional school.

I was hesitant to start this book prior to reading the rest of the series. My hesitation was not well founded. Ms. Woodsmall keeps her characters intertwined yet they stand alone. The current books features a young lady who is secure in herself and independant. The other characters support this character through friendship. I read this book in 24 hours, and am ready to go back and pick up the rest of the series. I won this book as part of the giveaway and enjoyed it tremendously.