John W. Dawson, Jr. Why Prove it Again: Alternative Proofs in Mathematical Practice. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2015. ISBN: 978-3-319-17367-2 ; 978-3-319-17368-9 . Pp. xii + 204 [Book Review]

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