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see also Fibonacci Numbers, Irrational Numbers, Number

Barbeau, E.J. Power Play: A Country Walk through the Magical World of Numbers. Providence, RI: Amer. Math. Soc., 1997. 212 p. $29.

books.gif Blatner, David. The Joy of Pi. New York: Walker, 1997. 130 p. $18.

Borwein, Jonathan and Borwein, Peter. A Dictionary of Real Numbers. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1990. 424 p. Out of print. $?.

Clawson, Calvin C. The Mathematical Traveler. New York: NY: Plenum Press, 1994. $25.95.

books.gif Conway, John Horton. On Numbers and Games. New York: Academic Press, 1976. Out of print. $?.

books.gif Conway, John Horton and Guy, Richard K. The Book of Numbers. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995. 320 p. Excellent, very readable book filled with many delightful tidbits. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys my math treasure troves. $29.

Dantzig, T. Number: The Language of Science, 4th rev. ed. The Free Press, 1985. $16.95.

books.gif Davis, Philip J. The Lore of Large Numbers. New York: Random House, 1961. 165 p. Elementary. $37.95.

Ding, C.; Helleseth, Tor; and Niederreiter, Harald (Eds.). Sequences and Their Applications: Proceedings of SETA' 98. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1999. $84.

Finch, Steven R. Mathematical Constants. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003. $95.

Guedj, Denis. Numbers: The Universal Language. 1997. $12.95.

Ifrah, Georges. From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers. New York: Viking, 1987. 503 p. $?.

books.gif Le Lionnais, F. Les Nombres Remarquables. Paris: Hermann, 1983. Excellent, excellent book full of interesting facts about numbers. Written in French. Unfortunately contains many typos. Also out of print. $?.

books.gif McLeish, John. Number: The History of Numbers and How They Shape Our Lives. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992. 266 p. $?.

Phillips, Richard. Numbers: Facts, Figures and Fiction. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1994. $21.95.

Reid, Constance. From Zero to Infinity, 4th ed. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., 1992. $24.95.

books.gif Roberts, Joe. The Lure of the Integers. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., 1992. 310 p. $37.95.

books.gif Seife, Charles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea. New York: Penguin, 2000. 256 p. $13.

Shamos, Michael Ian. A Catalog of Real Numbers. Contains 8000 interesting real numbers with accompanying formulas. In preparation?

books.gif Sloane, Neil James Alexander and Plouffe, Simon. The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. Orlando FL: Academic Press, 1995. An update to the Handbook of Integer Sequences. 588 p. $47.

books.gif Wells, David Graham. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. London: Penguin, 1986. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in numbers. Well worth the modest price. $13.95.

Wells, David Graham. You Are a Mathematician: A Wise and Witty Introduction to the Joy of Numbers. New York: Wiley, 1997. 432 p. $24.95.


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