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Math & Statistics

1. Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

   Charles Wheelan

   The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.More

2. World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

   Robert P. Crease

   “Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMore

3. Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance

   Jane Gleeson-White

   “A timely, topical, readable, and thought-provoking look at the history and legacy of double-entry bookkeeping.”—Elif Batuman, author of The PossessedMore

4. Mathletics: A Scientist Explains 100 Amazing Things About the World of Sports

   John D. Barrow

   An entertaining, eye-opening guide to what math and physics can reveal about sports.More

5. World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

   Robert P. Crease

   The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement.More

6. Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

   David Foster Wallace, Neal Stephenson

   "A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite."—The New York Times. With a new introduction by Neal Stephenson.More

7. 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World

   John D. Barrow

   “Where else does math become a romp, full of entertaining tricks and turns?”—Bryce Christensen, BooklistMore

8. The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

   Robert P. Crease

   “Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place.”—Publishers WeeklyMore

9. The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life

   Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff

   “I am hard pressed to think of another book that can match the combination of practical insights and reading enjoyment.”—Steven LevittMore

10. One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers

    Andrew Hodges

    “A lively new book . . . [that] readers will enjoy sprinting through.”—Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times Book ReviewMore

11. Statistics

    David Freedman, Robert Pisani, Roger Purves

    Fourth Edition

    Renowned for its clear prose and no-nonsense emphasis on core concepts, Statistics covers fundamentals using real examples to illustrate the techniques.More

12. Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas

    Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird

    “A profusely illustrated, bemusingly unorthodox introduction to math.”—BooklistMore

13. The Triumph of Numbers: How Counting Shaped Modern Life

    I. Bernard Cohen

    From the pyramids to mortality tables, Galileo to Florence Nightingale, a vibrant history of numbers and the birth of statistics.More

14. The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems

    Martin Gardner, Dana Richards

    Finally collected in one volume, Martin Gardner's immensely popular short puzzles; along with a few new ones from the master.More

15. Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You

    Deborah J. Bennett

    "The best introduction to logic you will find."—Martin GardnerMore