Discover the Best Probability Book by Fella: A Review and Recommendation

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I think there is a (good but old) book on Probability by someone with Fella in their name although I could have wrongly spelled it. Anyone else know this book? Is this how I spell it?
 
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William Feller.
 
Is it good for introducing people to probability like me? (I'm in the eight grade, and learning about committee forming and such like putting n indistinguishable balls in x indistinguishable boxes and such)...
 
No. It's a university-level textbook.
 

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