The book Chance is accurate and reliable because Amir Aczel is a lecturer in mathematics and the history of mathematics and science. The book has been very useful to my research into whether randomness exists because it is the first book I have read which clearly explains the role of probability in the subject of randomness. It shows that randomness does exist, but the concept of random itself has been made out to be much more difficult that what it actually is. We can predict the frequency of an event occuring thanks to probabilty.
"Chance and probability play a part in many aspects of our everyday lives. Simple examples include playing the lottery to win millions of dollars and the chance that you will have inclement weather tomorrow. However, Amir D. Aczel, author of Chance: A Guide to Gambling, Love, the Stock Market, and Just About Everything Else shows that chance and probability can be taken to a whole different, much more interesting level.
Aczel's book is only 160 pages long, making it an easy read without much numerical theory and complicated mathematical equations."
This is an extract from a review of Chance that I found at: http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review---Chance,-by-Amir-D-Aczel&id=3507603
The review is written by Daniel Breedlove - business owner and engineer.
Another review:
"In Chance, celebrated mathematician Amir D. Aczel turns his sights on probability theory - the branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood of a random event. He explains probability in clear, layperson's terms, and shows its practical applications." What is commonly called "luck" has mathematical roots - and in Chance, you'll learn to increase your odds of success in everything from true love to the stock market."
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441215.Chance
This review implies that randomness is can be mathematically understood quite easily. The idea of a random event isn't as mind-blowing as people think it is - the problem is that people are not educated enough about probability.
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