DRUNKARD'S WALK, THE

Leonard Mlodinow's "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" is an e
xhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world. Randomness and
uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding th
em? The same tools that help us understand the random paths of molecules can be
applied to the randomness that governs so many aspects of our everyday lives, fr
om winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success o
f sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test.