A review by neven
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

5.0

The most entertaining, educational, and inspiring book I've ever read. It's almost impossible to recommend because of its sheer length and breadth, and its elusive subject matter - music, art, physics, biology, cognitive science, AI, eastern and western philosophy, and lots of math - doesn't help. You'll just have to take my word for it.