Math Biography Books
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 10,083 ratings — published 1998
Angles of Reflection: A Memoir of Logic and a Mother's Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 17 ratings — published 2000
Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 21 ratings — published 1985
More Mathematical People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 1990
PAUL HALMOS Celebrating 50 Years of Mathematics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1991
A Beautiful Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 135,422 ratings — published 1998
Abel's Proof: An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathematical Unsolvability (Mit Press)
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avg rating 3.95 — 92 ratings — published 2003
Women in Mathematics: The Addition of Difference (Race, Gender, and Science)
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avg rating 4.17 — 18 ratings — published 1997
My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 624 ratings — published 1998
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 8,974 ratings — published 1991
I Want to be a Mathematician: An Automathography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 290 ratings — published 1985
Candlekeep Mysteries (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 544 ratings — published 2021
Hidden Figures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 115,126 ratings — published 2016
Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics (Modern Library Chronicles)
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avg rating 3.42 — 320 ratings — published 2004
John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 253 ratings — published 1992
Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,982 ratings — published 2013
