Big List of Fun Math Books To be on this list the book must satisfy the following conditions:


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*It doesn't require an enormous amount of background material to understand.

*It must be a fun book, either in recreational math (or something close to) or in philosophy of math.


Here are my two contributions to the list:


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*What is Mathematics? Courant and Robbins.

*Proofs that Really Count. Benjamin and Quinn.


Both of the following books are really interesting and very accessible.
Stewart, Ian - Math Hysteria
This book covers the math behind many famous games and puzzles and requires very little math to be able to grasp. Very light hearted and fun.
Bellos, Ales - Alex's Adventures in Numberland
This book is about maths in society and everyday life, from monkeys doing arithmetics to odds in Las Vegas.  
