'David Williams is a very distinguished mathematician with an enthusiasm for the subject which lights up the book. The book should be read, and the contents pondered on, by everyone who teaches 'second courses' on probability or statistics in a mathematics degree; any good student on such courses would surely be excited by the book.' LTSN Newsletter

'In the Preface the author warns that the book has many unusual features: this is why the book is so interesting. The book is a rich and enjoyable source of ideas, motivations and examples, which can be used by teachers of probability and statistics.' EMS

'David Williams, an author well known in the probabilists' community, has written several books which have had an important influence from the moment they were published. In summary, while progressing through the book, the reader evolves from elementary questions of heads and tails toward a global vision of probability and statistics, with the author vowing to reconcile these two domains, which have separated, then divorced. It is a goldmine of information in both domains. Bravo, David, for this new tour de force! Many readers will be looking forward to your next volume, but this should not distract you from l'art d'etre grand-père, especially in the bicentennial year of Victor Hugo.' The Mathematical Intelligencer