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Hi Dora! I run a book club at my job and we wanted to read Prime Mystery: The Life and Mathematics of Sophie Germain. However, on Amazon, the book is at $550, and there are only 4 copies available. Is there another way to get a more reasonable price and about 15 copies?

Dora Musielak Hi Michelle - Springer is about to publish a second edition of my book in its Biographies Series. The new edition has new material (added chapter and …moreHi Michelle - Springer is about to publish a second edition of my book in its Biographies Series. The new edition has new material (added chapter and translations of Germain-Gauss correspondence) so it's much more comprehensive.

Meanwhile, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the first edition (my compliment) and will alert you when the Springer edition is available for purchase.

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Dora Musielak I wrote the biography of French mathematician Sophie Germain because I found her story fascinating. Imagine living in Paris in 1789, a time when women…moreI wrote the biography of French mathematician Sophie Germain because I found her story fascinating. Imagine living in Paris in 1789, a time when women were not permitted into universities and thus only a handful of young women like Germain were bold enough to study on their own and fight prejudice. Then combine that with the violent unrest that led to the French revolution, and that's the environment where this woman grew up.

But in addition to writing about her life, I also wanted to explain the mathematics that Sophie Germain developed on her own. (less)

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	Sophie's Diary: A Historical Fiction 3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La Princesa y la Matematica: Cuentos de Ciencias Exactas 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophie's Diary: A Mathematical Novel 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophie Germain: Revolutionary Mathematician 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Kuxan Suum: Path to the Center of the Universe 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I only know that when I study mathematics, I transport myself to another world, a world of exquisite beauty and truth. And in that world I am the person I like to be.”
― Dora Musielak

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“A man must be quite intelligent in order to accept that a woman is his intellectual equal.”
― Dora Musielak, Sophie's Diary: A Mathematical Novel

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“Tonight I feel like looking up, gazing deeply far away, trying to decipher my destiny in the vast universe open before me.”
― Dora Musielak, Sophie's Diary: A Mathematical Novel

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