Exploring the number jungle

the long version

"This book brings to life the fundamental ideas and theorems from diophantine approximation and equations, geometry of numbers, diophantine geometry, and p-adic analysis. Through his engaging style, the author creates an inviting atmosphere where readers actively build intuition, develop ideas, and prove results as they journey through some beautiful areas of number theory. The minimal background requirements and the author's fresh approach make this book enjoyable and accessible to a wide range of students, mathematicians, and fans of number theory."--BOOK JACKET.