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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 32,939 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)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,006 ratings — published 2014
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 51,874 ratings — published 1979
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as maths)
avg rating 3.81 — 76,140 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)
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avg rating 4.13 — 5,069 ratings — published 1944
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland Alex's Adventures in Numberland (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 5,609 ratings — published 2010
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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 21,377 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 96 times as maths)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,631 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 7,124 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 — 5,230 ratings — published 2003
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A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,600 ratings — published 1940
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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 — 11,639 ratings — published 2000
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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 4.25 — 2,015 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)
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avg rating 4.06 — 9,963 ratings — published 1998
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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 75 times as maths)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,620 ratings — published 1999
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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 67 times as maths)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,263 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 2,947 ratings — published 1990
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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)
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avg rating 4.15 — 3,739 ratings — published 2003
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 1,656 ratings — published 2007
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How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 17,682 ratings — published 1954
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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 61 times as maths)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,485 ratings — published 2014
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Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
by (shelved 58 times as maths)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,239 ratings — published 1995
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Calculus Calculus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as maths)
avg rating 4.52 — 985 ratings — published 1967
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as maths)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,857 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 — 29,493 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 8,291 ratings — published 2012
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as maths)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,383 ratings — published 2013
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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach How to Prove It: A Structured Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as maths)
avg rating 4.30 — 965 ratings — published 1994
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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 — 3,327 ratings — published 2012
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as maths)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,887 ratings — published 2002
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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 4.03 — 8,834 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 3.94 — 2,156 ratings — published 1993
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Gödel's Proof Gödel's Proof (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as maths)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,515 ratings — published 1958
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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 49 times as maths)
avg rating 3.95 — 24,176 ratings — published 2008
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Proofs from the Book Proofs from the Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as maths)
avg rating 4.40 — 859 ratings — published 1998
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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as maths)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,481 ratings — published 1998
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as maths)
avg rating 4.03 — 40,422 ratings — published 1987
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis Principles of Mathematical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as maths)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,877 ratings — published 1964
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A History of π A History of π (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as maths)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,828 ratings — published 1970
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Calculus Made Easy Calculus Made Easy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,244 ratings — published 1910
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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 41 times as maths)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,373 ratings — published 2009
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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 41 times as maths)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,449 ratings — published 2019
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as maths)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,873 ratings — published 2013
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Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as maths)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,342 ratings — published -290
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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 — 5,286 ratings — published 1988
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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 40 times as maths)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,243 ratings — published 1993
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Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as maths)
avg rating 3.96 — 14,913 ratings — published 2012
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The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as maths)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,229 ratings — published 1997
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as maths)
avg rating 3.80 — 6,228 ratings — published 2002
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“A good notation should be unambiguous, pregnant, easy to remember.”
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