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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 33,950 ratings — published 1997
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 142 times as maths)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,770 ratings — published 2014
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as maths)
avg rating 4.29 — 53,527 ratings — published 1979
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as maths)
avg rating 3.81 — 79,350 ratings — published 1884
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)
by (shelved 113 times as maths)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,278 ratings — published 1944
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland Alex's Adventures in Numberland (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 111 times as maths)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,731 ratings — published 2010
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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as maths)
avg rating 4.10 — 23,158 ratings — published 2019
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The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as maths)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,019 ratings — published 2012
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A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as maths)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,905 ratings — published 1940
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Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7,601 ratings — published 2019
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The Music of the Primes The Music of the Primes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,377 ratings — published 2003
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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,039 ratings — published 1941
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of  Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as maths)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,117 ratings — published 1998
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 11,959 ratings — published 2000
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as maths)
avg rating 4.30 — 29,399 ratings — published 1999
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Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as maths)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,799 ratings — published 2003
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Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,991 ratings — published 1990
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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
by (shelved 68 times as maths)
avg rating 4.19 — 22,347 ratings — published 2014
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Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as maths)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,421 ratings — published 2014
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as maths)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,665 ratings — published 2007
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Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
by (shelved 62 times as maths)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,318 ratings — published 1995
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How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as maths)
avg rating 3.84 — 18,437 ratings — published 1954
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Calculus Calculus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as maths)
avg rating 4.53 — 1,021 ratings — published 1967
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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach How to Prove It: A Structured Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as maths)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,008 ratings — published 1994
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as maths)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,877 ratings — published 1988
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as maths)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,729 ratings — published 2016
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as maths)
avg rating 3.90 — 6,570 ratings — published 2013
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as maths)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,630 ratings — published 2012
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as maths)
avg rating 3.95 — 24,821 ratings — published 2008
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as maths)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,938 ratings — published 2002
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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as maths)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,407 ratings — published 2012
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Gödel's Proof Gödel's Proof (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as maths)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,622 ratings — published 1958
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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as maths)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,012 ratings — published 1991
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e: the Story of a Number e: the Story of a Number (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as maths)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,191 ratings — published 1993
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Proofs from the Book Proofs from the Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as maths)
avg rating 4.40 — 871 ratings — published 1998
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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as maths)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,507 ratings — published 1998
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis Principles of Mathematical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as maths)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,922 ratings — published 1964
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as maths)
avg rating 4.03 — 41,815 ratings — published 1987
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A History of π A History of π (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as maths)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,875 ratings — published 1970
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Calculus Made Easy Calculus Made Easy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,294 ratings — published 1910
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The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as maths)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,874 ratings — published 2019
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A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as maths)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,561 ratings — published 2009
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Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as maths)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,295 ratings — published 1993
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as maths)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,008 ratings — published 2013
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as maths)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,381 ratings — published 1988
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Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as maths)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,405 ratings — published -290
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Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring) Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)
by (shelved 39 times as maths)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,872 ratings — published 2006
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as maths)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,904 ratings — published 2012
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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as maths)
avg rating 4.06 — 20,859 ratings — published 2009
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Grown-ups like numbers.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

Isaac Asimov
“Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.”
Isaac Asimov, Prelude to Foundation

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