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Mathematics
by Trevor Johnson • 2010
From arithmetic to algebra: a self-teaching path for the math you forgot or never had.
4.07
104
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics 92%
From arithmetic to algebra: a self-teaching path for the math you forgot or never had.
by Trevor Johnson 2010
4.07
104 ratings
The Math of Life and Death
by Kit Yates • 2019
Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.
3.90
2k+
The Math of Life and Death Summary
The Math of Life and Death 91%
Key mathematical ideas govern medicine, law, and media, and your intuition gets each one wrong.
by Kit Yates 2019
3.90
2k+ ratings
Pluses and Minuses
by Stefan Buijsman • 2018
Three mathematical discoveries run your digital life; understanding them is simpler than you think.
3.41
290
Pluses and Minuses Summary
Pluses and Minuses 91%
Three mathematical discoveries run your digital life; understanding them is simpler than you think.
by Stefan Buijsman 2018
3.41
290 ratings
Math for Grownups
by Laura Laing • 2011
The arithmetic you lost after school, applied to tips, taxes, recipes, and home projects.
3.80
149
Math for Grownups Summary
Math for Grownups 91%
The arithmetic you lost after school, applied to tips, taxes, recipes, and home projects.
by Laura Laing 2011
3.80
149 ratings
Beyond Numeracy
by John Allen Paulos • 1990
Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.
3.83
498
Beyond Numeracy Summary
Beyond Numeracy 91%
Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.
by John Allen Paulos 1990
3.83
498 ratings
The Numbers Game
by Michael Blastland • 2008
Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.
3.65
344
The Numbers Game Summary
The Numbers Game 91%
Most numbers in the news mislead you; a few mental habits reveal the real story.
by Michael Blastland 2008
3.65
344 ratings
Statistics for Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey • 2003
The numbers behind the headline, the margin of error they hid, and how to spot the difference.
3.66
667
Statistics for Dummies Summary
Statistics for Dummies 91%
The numbers behind the headline, the margin of error they hid, and how to spot the difference.
by Deborah J. Rumsey 2003
3.66
667 ratings
The Tiger That Isn't
by Michael Blastland • 2007
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
3.91
670
The Tiger That Isn't Summary
The Tiger That Isn't 91%
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
by Michael Blastland 2007
3.91
670 ratings
Guesstimation
by Lawrence Weinstein • 2008
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
3.75
432
Guesstimation Summary
Guesstimation 91%
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
by Lawrence Weinstein 2008
3.75
432 ratings
Damned Lies and Statistics
by Joel Best • 1998
Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.
3.72
830
Damned Lies and Statistics Summary
Damned Lies and Statistics 91%
Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.
by Joel Best 1998
3.72
830 ratings
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
by John Allen Paulos • 1997
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
3.60
1k+
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Summary
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper 91%
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
by John Allen Paulos 1997
3.60
1k+ ratings
How to Read Numbers
by Tom Chivers • 2021
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
4.32
478
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers 91%
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
by Tom Chivers 2021
4.32
478 ratings
Street-Fighting Mathematics
by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010
A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.
3.74
236
Street-Fighting Mathematics Summary
Street-Fighting Mathematics 91%
A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.
by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010
3.74
236 ratings
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff • 1954
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
3.84
18k+
How to Lie with Statistics Summary
How to Lie with Statistics 90%
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
by Darrell Huff 1954
3.84
18k+ ratings
How to Make the World Add Up
by Tim Harford • 2020
Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.
4.12
8k+
How to Make the World Add Up Summary
How to Make the World Add Up 90%
Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.
by Tim Harford 2020
4.12
8k+ ratings
Numbers Rule Your World
by Fung • 2010
Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.
3.56
1k+
Numbers Rule Your World Summary
Numbers Rule Your World 90%
Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.
by Fung 2010
3.56
1k+ ratings
Robin Hood Math
by Noah Giansiracusa • 2025
Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.
3.91
185
Robin Hood Math Summary
Robin Hood Math 90%
Algorithms price your insurance, rank your resume, curate your reality. The math that fights back.
by Noah Giansiracusa 2025
3.91
185 ratings
Innumeracy
by John Allen Paulos • 1988
A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.
3.78
5k+
Innumeracy Summary
Innumeracy 90%
A lottery ticket, a medical test, a sensational statistic: when smart people can't do the math.
by John Allen Paulos 1988
3.78
5k+ ratings
So lügt man mit Statistik
by Walter Krämer • 1991
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
3.74
136
So lügt man mit Statistik Summary
So lügt man mit Statistik 90%
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
by Walter Krämer 1991
3.74
136 ratings
Maths Doesn't Suck
by Danica McKellar • 2007
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
4.18
1k+
Maths Doesn't Suck Summary
Maths Doesn't Suck 90%
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
by Danica McKellar 2007
4.18
1k+ ratings
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
by Mark Zegarelli • 2007
For the math-anxious: rebuild arithmetic from the ground up so algebra finally makes sense.
4.10
220
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies Summary
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies 90%
For the math-anxious: rebuild arithmetic from the ground up so algebra finally makes sense.
by Mark Zegarelli 2007
4.10
220 ratings
Naked Statistics
by Charles Wheelan • 2012
Statistics explained so well you'll stop fearing the numbers and start questioning the headlines.
3.96
15k+
Naked Statistics Summary
Naked Statistics 90%
Statistics explained so well you'll stop fearing the numbers and start questioning the headlines.
by Charles Wheelan 2012
3.96
15k+ ratings
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
by David J. Helfand • 2016
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
3.71
220
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 90%
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
by David J. Helfand 2016
3.71
220 ratings
Speed Mathematics
by Bill Handley • 2003
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
3.98
146
Speed Mathematics Summary
Speed Mathematics 90%
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
by Bill Handley 2003
3.98
146 ratings
Math-ish
by Jo Boaler • 2024
The brain uses five pathways for math. Schools teach to one, and millions walk away.
4.23
570
Math-ish Summary
Math-ish 90%
The brain uses five pathways for math. Schools teach to one, and millions walk away.
by Jo Boaler 2024
4.23
570 ratings
Why Study Mathematics?
by Vicky Neale • 2020
A math degree opens careers from kidney swaps to climate models. Effort trumps genius every time.
3.97
38
Why Study Mathematics? Summary
Why Study Mathematics? 90%
A math degree opens careers from kidney swaps to climate models. Effort trumps genius every time.
by Vicky Neale 2020
3.97
38 ratings
Statistics 101
by David Borman • 2018
A single-volume stats class: summarize data, test hunches, and build forecasts, minus the jargon.
2.94
147
Statistics 101 Summary
Statistics 101 90%
A single-volume stats class: summarize data, test hunches, and build forecasts, minus the jargon.
by David Borman 2018
2.94
147 ratings
Arithmetic
by Paul Lockhart • 2017
Arithmetic is a craft, not a grind. The elegant patterns hiding in every counting system.
3.92
236
Arithmetic Summary
Arithmetic 90%
Arithmetic is a craft, not a grind. The elegant patterns hiding in every counting system.
by Paul Lockhart 2017
3.92
236 ratings
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma • 2012
Six blocks to CAT quant mastery: why addition, not algebra, is the real differentiator.
4.22
288
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test Summary
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 90%
Six blocks to CAT quant mastery: why addition, not algebra, is the real differentiator.
by Arun Sharma 2012
4.22
288 ratings
The Economist Numbers Guide
by The Economist • 2001
A 50% raise then 50% cut leaves you at 75%. The business math that stops costly errors.
3.84
67
The Economist Numbers Guide Summary
The Economist Numbers Guide 90%
A 50% raise then 50% cut leaves you at 75%. The business math that stops costly errors.
by The Economist 2001
3.84
67 ratings
What's Math Got to Do with It?
by Jo Boaler • 2008
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
4.28
1k+
What's Math Got to Do with It? Summary
What's Math Got to Do with It? 90%
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
by Jo Boaler 2008
4.28
1k+ ratings
Letters to a Young Mathematician
by Ian Stewart • 2006
Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.
3.86
2k+
Letters to a Young Mathematician Summary
Letters to a Young Mathematician 90%
Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.
by Ian Stewart 2006
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Model Thinker
by Scott E. Page • 2018
Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.
3.92
955
The Model Thinker Summary
The Model Thinker 90%
Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.
by Scott E. Page 2018
3.92
955 ratings
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
by Eugenia Cheng • 2023
Math is not about right answers but about asking why. A manifesto for the curious.
3.52
731
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths Summary
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths 90%
Math is not about right answers but about asking why. A manifesto for the curious.
by Eugenia Cheng 2023
3.52
731 ratings
Hacking Mathematics
by Denis Sheeran • 2018
Stop giving answers, start asking questions: ten shifts that build mathematical thinkers.
4.47
19
Hacking Mathematics Summary
Hacking Mathematics 90%
Stop giving answers, start asking questions: ten shifts that build mathematical thinkers.
by Denis Sheeran 2018
4.47
19 ratings
Mathematics
by Timothy Gowers • 2002
Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.
3.86
2k+
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics 89%
Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.
by Timothy Gowers 2002
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Universe and the Teacup
by K.C. Cole • 1998
Your gut is wrong about fairness, risk, and scale. Mathematics proves it, elegantly.
3.78
594
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup 89%
Your gut is wrong about fairness, risk, and scale. Mathematics proves it, elegantly.
by K.C. Cole 1998
3.78
594 ratings
Shape
by Jordan Ellenberg • 2021
Geometry is not about triangles. It is the hidden structure of pandemics, search, and democracy.
3.73
2k+
Shape Summary
Shape 89%
Geometry is not about triangles. It is the hidden structure of pandemics, search, and democracy.
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things
by Robert Solomon • 2008
A compact tour through math's biggest ideas: zero, infinity, and the proof that broke mathematics.
3.97
438
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things Summary
The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things 89%
A compact tour through math's biggest ideas: zero, infinity, and the proof that broke mathematics.
by Robert Solomon 2008
3.97
438 ratings
Thinking In Numbers
by Daniel Tammet • 2013
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
3.53
2k+
Thinking In Numbers Summary
Thinking In Numbers 89%
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
by Daniel Tammet 2013
3.53
2k+ ratings
Becoming a Data Head
by Alex J. Gutman • 2021
The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.
4.18
480
Becoming a Data Head Summary
Becoming a Data Head 89%
The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.
by Alex J. Gutman 2021
4.18
480 ratings
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
by Alex Bellos • 2010
How counting became civilization's greatest invention, and the puzzling patterns it revealed.
4.12
6k+
Alex's Adventures in Numberland Summary
Alex's Adventures in Numberland 89%
How counting became civilization's greatest invention, and the puzzling patterns it revealed.
by Alex Bellos 2010
4.12
6k+ ratings
Research Methodology
by C.R. Kothari • 1985
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
3.88
306
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology 89%
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
by C.R. Kothari 1985
3.88
306 ratings
How to Bake Pi
by Eugenia Cheng • 2015
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
3.64
2k+
How to Bake Pi Summary
How to Bake Pi 89%
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
by Eugenia Cheng 2015
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Art of Statistics
by David Spiegelhalter • 2019
Numbers are mute. How statisticians make them speak, and why p-values and correlation aren't enough.
4.15
6k+
The Art of Statistics Summary
The Art of Statistics 89%
Numbers are mute. How statisticians make them speak, and why p-values and correlation aren't enough.
by David Spiegelhalter 2019
4.15
6k+ ratings
Mathematical Thinking - For People Who Hate Math
by Albert Rutherford • 2021
Math class already gave you a reasoning toolkit. Put it to work, zero equations required.
3.58
158
Mathematical Thinking - For People Who Hate Math Summary
Mathematical Thinking - For People Who Hate Math 89%
Math class already gave you a reasoning toolkit. Put it to work, zero equations required.
by Albert Rutherford 2021
3.58
158 ratings
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree
by Lara Alcock • 2012
School math was calculation. University math is proof. How to bridge the gap without drowning.
4.09
221
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree Summary
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree 89%
School math was calculation. University math is proof. How to bridge the gap without drowning.
by Lara Alcock 2012
4.09
221 ratings
Keeping Up with the Quants
by Thomas H. Davenport • 2013
You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.
3.57
585
Keeping Up with the Quants Summary
Keeping Up with the Quants 89%
You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.
by Thomas H. Davenport 2013
3.57
585 ratings
The New York Times Book of Mathematics
by Gina Kolata • 2013
Seven riffle shuffles, three hundred years, and one question: is math discovered or invented?
3.62
159
The New York Times Book of Mathematics Summary
The New York Times Book of Mathematics 89%
Seven riffle shuffles, three hundred years, and one question: is math discovered or invented?
by Gina Kolata 2013
3.62
159 ratings
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
by Peter Liljedahl • 2020
Why 80% of students fake it in math class: the environmental shock that gets them thinking.
4.51
3k+
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 Summary
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 89%
Why 80% of students fake it in math class: the environmental shock that gets them thinking.
by Peter Liljedahl 2020
4.51
3k+ ratings
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