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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 33,599 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 — 21,481 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 — 52,795 ratings — published 1979
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 78,123 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 4.12 — 5,193 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 4.12 — 5,686 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 — 22,532 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)
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avg rating 4.05 — 8,903 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 — 7,429 ratings — published 2019
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A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,783 ratings — published 1940
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The Music of the Primes The Music of the Primes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,327 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 4.25 — 2,025 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 — 10,053 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 — 11,838 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)
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avg rating 4.30 — 29,100 ratings — published 1999
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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 — 2,971 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 — 3,776 ratings — published 2003
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Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,362 ratings — published 2014
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 22,034 ratings — published 2014
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (Hardcover)
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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 63 times as maths)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,293 ratings — published 1995
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How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as maths)
avg rating 3.84 — 18,163 ratings — published 1954
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Calculus Calculus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as maths)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,006 ratings — published 1967
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as maths)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,870 ratings — published 1988
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as maths)
avg rating 3.90 — 6,511 ratings — published 2013
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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 54 times as maths)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,272 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 54 times as maths)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,517 ratings — published 2012
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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach How to Prove It: A Structured Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as maths)
avg rating 4.30 — 987 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 52 times as maths)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,377 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 1,918 ratings — published 2002
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Gödel's Proof Gödel's Proof (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as maths)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,582 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 — 8,943 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 — 2,183 ratings — published 1993
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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 50 times as maths)
avg rating 3.95 — 24,558 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 — 869 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 3.95 — 1,500 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 — 1,906 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 — 41,166 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 — 2,866 ratings — published 1970
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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 — 5,743 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 42 times as maths)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,477 ratings — published 2009
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as maths)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,961 ratings — published 2013
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Calculus Made Easy Calculus Made Easy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as maths)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,268 ratings — published 1910
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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 — 2,281 ratings — published 1993
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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 — 5,351 ratings — published 1988
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Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as maths)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,383 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 38 times as maths)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,846 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 37 times as maths)
avg rating 3.97 — 52,579 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 — 20,701 ratings — published 2009
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Isaac Asimov
“Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.”
Isaac Asimov, Prelude to Foundation

Anthony T. Hincks
“It's when you cross your tees that you add something else to the equation.”
Anthony T. Hincks

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