The Pythagorean Solution [Import] [Paperback]

Joseph Badal (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: ibooks (September 2005)
• ISBN-10: 0743498402
• ISBN-13: 978-0743498401
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,501,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph Badal has worked for thirty-eight years in the banking and financial services industries. He is currently President of Joseph Badal & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm.

Prior to his finance career, Joe served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army in critical, highly classified positions in the U.S. and overseas, including tours of duty in Greece and Vietnam. He earned numerous military decorations.

He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Finance and Business Administration, and is multi-lingual.

Joe has had four suspense novels published, The Pythagorean Solution, Evil Deeds, Terror Cell, and The Nostradamus Secret. His fourth novel, Evil Deeds, was released on 11/11/11. He also writes a blog titled Everyday Heroes, which can be viewed at http://josephbadal.wordpress.com.

Joe has written dozens of articles that have been published in various business and trade journals, and is a frequent speaker at business and writers events.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pythagorean Solution, February 12, 2006

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Robert R. Neel (Albuquerque, NM, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pythagorean Solution (Paperback)

This is an great story told by a person who lived in Greece for some time as an American Army officer and knows Greek language, places, traditions, and the people. I hardly put the book down. Not as long but in the mold of the da Vinci Code. I undertstand this was Badal's first go at a real novel. I also understand he has another recently published about terrorists and the Athens Summer Olympics. This will be my next book for sure. If you want a fast, entertaining read, the Pythagorean Solution is your book!!

P.S. You don't really need to know anything much about geometry to like this story.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Story - Great Characters., June 29, 2003

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Brady Westwater - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pythagorean Solution (Hardcover)

While I usually prefer American-set mysteries, skimming ?The Pythagorean Solution? gave me confidence to buy it - and I am glad I did. A distinctive, literate prose style and interesting, diverse characters that continually reveal themselves are what I look for in any book - and Badal delivers on both counts. The mystery itself has a compact, well-told story that never disappoints and has enough twists to keep you going without ever feeling forced. The Greek setting is a big plus; if you have ever visited the Greek Isles, it will bring back memories and if you have not, it will make you want to go. On the dust jacket, Tony Hillerman says he?s looking forward to this novice novelist?s next book. Well, so am I.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A word of caution, February 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pythagorean Solution (Hardcover)

I received this book as a gift and so felt obliged to read it. I'm sorry that I did. The plot is both implausible and predictable (that's quite an acheivement, I guess.) The dialogue is unconvincing, and the characters are collections of cliches. Much of the violence is gratuitous, and the pseudo-psychology surrounding the concept of revenge is nonsense. The "solution" to the "riddle" is obvious from the moment it's mentioned, but it takes the characters (one with a doctorate from Oxford) most of the book to figure it out. Finally, the depiction of women (violence against the "good", demonization of the "evil") belongs to an era that deserves to be long gone. If you liked The da Vinci Code, save your money.