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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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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 40,422 ratings — published 1987
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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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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 Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 8,834 ratings — published 1991
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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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A History of π A History of π (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,828 ratings — published 1970
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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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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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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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e: the Story of a Number e: the Story of a Number (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,156 ratings — published 1993
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Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries) Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,720 ratings — published 2005
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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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The Mathematics Lover’s Companion: Masterpieces for Everyone The Mathematics Lover’s Companion: Masterpieces for Everyone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 89 ratings — published
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 56 ratings — published 1995
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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 — 3,263 ratings — published 2014
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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)
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avg rating 4.22 — 3,373 ratings — published 2009
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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)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,327 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)
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avg rating 3.95 — 24,176 ratings — published 2008
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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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Measurement Measurement (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 624 ratings — published 2012
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Adventures of a Mathematician Adventures of a Mathematician (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 463 ratings — published 1976
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Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant (Princeton Science Library) Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant (Princeton Science Library)
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avg rating 4.19 — 189 ratings — published 2003
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The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 967 ratings — published 2014
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The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 145 ratings — published 2012
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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 4.06 — 8,631 ratings — published 2012
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The Glass Wall: Why Mathematics Can Seem Difficult The Glass Wall: Why Mathematics Can Seem Difficult (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.23 — 22 ratings — published 2002
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Ills Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Ills (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 283 ratings — published 2006
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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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The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 836 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 — 28,620 ratings — published 1999
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Number: The Language of Science Number: The Language of Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 627 ratings — published 1930
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My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdős (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 618 ratings — published 1998
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Gödel's Proof Gödel's Proof (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,515 ratings — published 1958
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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)
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avg rating 3.80 — 6,228 ratings — published 2002
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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,481 ratings — published 1998
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Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 430 ratings — published 2008
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A Little History of Mathematics (Little Histories) A Little History of Mathematics (Little Histories)
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avg rating 4.12 — 25 ratings — published 2025
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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,379 ratings — published 2009
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Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, and the Logic of Capitalism Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, and the Logic of Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 112 ratings — published
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Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 67 ratings — published 2006
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In Code: A Mathematical Journey In Code: A Mathematical Journey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 402 ratings — published 2000
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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 491 ratings — published
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A History of Mathematical Notations (Dover Books on Mathematics) A History of Mathematical Notations (Dover Books on Mathematics)
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avg rating 4.09 — 22 ratings — published 1974
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Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials)
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avg rating 4.17 — 66 ratings — published 1993
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Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 2014
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Dialogues on Mathematics Dialogues on Mathematics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 129 ratings — published 1967
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Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 59 ratings — published 2019
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics The Colossal Book of Mathematics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 468 ratings — published 2001
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Asimov on Numbers Asimov on Numbers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 688 ratings — published 1978
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