Books that are About Maths, But Not About Teaching It

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173 books

The Fractal Murders by Mark Cohen

The Fractal Murders

Pepper Keane #1

Mark Cohen

358 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction mathematics mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Bishop Murder Case by Willard Huntington Wright, S.S. Van Dine

The Bishop Murder Case

Philo Vance #4

Willard Huntington Wright, S.S. Van Dine

250 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martínez

The Oxford Murders

Los crímenes de Oxford #1

Guillermo Martínez

197 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin by Stephen Jay Gould

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin

Stephen Jay Gould

256 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Truth Detective: How to make sense of a world that doesn't add up by Tim Harford

The Truth Detective: How to make sense of a world that doesn't add up

Tim Harford

192 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction informative lighthearted medium-paced
Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics by William Dunham

Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics

William Dunham

320 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science challenging informative slow-paced
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

Arcadia

Tom Stoppard

97 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction play challenging reflective medium-paced
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity by David Foster Wallace

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

Great Discoveries

David Foster Wallace

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science challenging informative slow-paced
This Book Needs No Title: A Budget of Living Paradoxes by Raymond M. Smullyan

This Book Needs No Title: A Budget of Living Paradoxes

Raymond M. Smullyan

185 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics philosophy adventurous slow-paced