Want a fresh start on math? View it in a totally new way? Then read this little book.

You'll learn that numbers have lots of different names, and math is the renaming tool. You'll learn that "x" is to math as "cat" is to English. It's an easy read. If you can add, subtract, multiply and divide with numbers like 1, 2, and 3, then you can read this book. Supplement any math class, 7th grade through college. Use for self-learners, home-schoolers, math lovers, math haters.

Reviewers and users write:

• " . . . wonderfully written and crafted with a care you rarely see"
• " . . . will do a great service to the mathematical educational world"
• " . . . the need for this book is immense"
• " . . . I found meat, potatoes, and pie on every page. It's all dessert."
• " . . . never seen anything so supportive and affirming and reassuring and inspiring as the way you talk us through topics"
• "THIS IS GREAT!!!! . . . this is helping me get heads above the competition. You rock!!!! One Mathematical Cat drives me wild."

An entire website (http: //www.onemathematicalcat.org) grew from this book: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Calculus. Free randomly-generated exercises. Free unlimited worksheets. Algebra Pinball. All the same style. All the same voice. All building on the ideas in this little book.

Bound, printed copies are great for students: they can highlight, write margin notes, and do exercises right in the book.

So, the next time you see "x," maybe you'll think "One Mathematical Cat, Please!" and laugh! Enjoy!