Wonders of Numbers: Adventures in Math, Mind, and Meaning

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Review: You don't need to be an advanced mathematician to enjoy and benefit from this book. I think the ideal reader is someone who is interested in numbers and likes to think about things in logical and interesting ways.

While I found this book a lot of fun (even at my age), I think it would be ideal for a high-school student who had developed some facility with numbers and was busy developing their thinking patterns. This book would help them learn to think in new ways and probably give them some new paths to explore.

It isn't just interesting problems, although there are many very interesting things to solve. There are fascinating lists and explanations that can spur continued investigation and even provoke development through disagreement!

The "answers" in the back provide explanations that are also written as a springboard for further investigation.

Good stuff! Four stars only because it is so specialized. But if you like this topic it is a five star book.