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In association with Amazon.co.uk A Personal Top 100 |
| Author | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Comments (incl my top 20 Classics) |
| ABBOTT, EDWIN A | Flatland |
PENGUIN | 0-14-007615-8 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| AINSLEY, R | Bluff Your Way In Maths |
RAVETTE | 1-85304-047-9 | Well worth a chuckle |
| ANDERSON, IAN | FIRST COURSE IN COMBINATORIAL MATHS | OUP | 0 19 859617 0 | Fascinating intro, not heavy at all |
| ATM GROUP | NOTES ON MATHEMATICS FOR CHILDREN | ATM | 0-900095-54-7 | Dip in and feed your teaching |
| BALL, JOHNNY | THINK BOX | PUFFIN | 0 14 031545 4 | Two easy compilations of maths tricks and mathematical things to make |
| Second Thinks |
PUFFIN | 0 14 031819 4 | ||
| BEASLEY, JOHN D | THE MATHEMATICS OF GAMES | OXFORD | 0-19-286107-7 | Intro to Game Theory |
| BELL, R C | BOARD AND TABLE GAMES VOLS 1 & 2 | DOVER | 0-486-23855-5 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| BLATNER, DAVID | THE JOY OF PI | ALLEN/PENGUIN | 0-7139-9217-4 | I love it! A good starting point for Pi stuff |
| BLOCK & YUKER | CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EYES? | ROBSON | 0-86051-809-4 | Optical illusions - all the classics |
| BOLT, BRIAN | A MATHEMATICAL PANDORA'S BOX | CAMBRIDGE | 0-521-44619-8 | Some of these need sifting through, but taking the four books as a whole this is a useful collection of mathematical resources - all class-aimed and tested |
| EVEN MORE MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES | CAMBRIDGE | 0-521-33994-4 | ||
| MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES | CAMBRIDGE | 0-521-28518-6 | ||
| MORE MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES | CAMBRIDGE | 0-521-31951-X | ||
| CARROLL, ED. GARDNER | THE ANNOTATED ALICE | PENGUIN | 0 14 001387 3 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| CARROLL, LEWIS | SYMBOLIC LOGIC & GAMES OF LOGIC | DOVER | 0-486-20492-8 | The real Charles Dodgson as Mathematician |
| CARTER & RUSSELL | CLASSIC PUZZLES (MENSA) | SPHERE | 0-7474-0661-8 | Two puzzle resource books from Mensa - some quite tricky! |
| MENSA LOGIC PUZZLES | CARLTON | 0-7475-2740-7 | ||
| CUNDY & ROLLETT | MATHEMATICAL MODELS | TARQUIN | 0-906212-20-0 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| DAVIS & HERSH | DESCARTES' DREAM | PENGUIN | 0-14-013475-1 | Quite heavy, but a fascinating read |
| THE MATHEMATICAL EXPERIENCE | PENGUIN | 0-14-013474-3 | ditto - one for the holidays | |
| DE BONO, EDWARD | LATERAL THINKING | PELICAN | 0-14-021978-1 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| DICKSON, BROWN, GIBSON | CHILDREN LEARNING MATHEMATICS | CASSELL | 0-304-31449-8 | Good one for PGCE and M Ed students |
| DUDENEY, H E | AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS | DOVER | 0-486-20473-1 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| ECO, UMBERTO | FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM | PICADOR | 0-330-31497-1 | Brain-expanding holiday novel |
| EINSTEIN (TR. LAWSON) | RELATIVITY | METHUEN | 0-416-67600-6 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| ERNST, BRUNO | THE EYE BEGUILED | TASCHEN | 3-8228-9637-3 | How to draw optical illusions |
| ESCHER, M C | THE GRAPHIC WORK | TASCHEN | 3-8228-9634-9 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| EUCLID (ED. HEATH) | THE ELEMENTS VOL 1 (BKS 1, 2) | DOVER | 0-486-60088-2 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS SET! |
| THE ELEMENTS VOL 2 (BKS 3 TO 9) | DOVER | 0-486-60089-0 | ||
| THE ELEMENTS VOL 3 (BKS 10 TO 13) | DOVER | 0-486-60090-4 | ||
| FEYNMAN, RICHARD P | SURELY YOU'RE JOKING, MR FEYNMAN | UNWIN | 0-04-530023-2 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK ? | UNWIN | 0-04-440528-6 | More from this amazing guy | |
| FOWLER, GEOFF | G PAX SERIES | G-PAX | N/A | Many useful school resources |
| FULVES, KARL | SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS | DOVER | 0-486-23334-0 | This set of three gives you lots of ideas for magic tricks in the classroom. Many based on Maths, but not explained as such |
| MORE SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS | DOVER | 0-486-24580-2 | ||
| SELF-WORKING NUMBER MAGIC | DOVER | 0-486-24391-5 | ||
| GALE, HAROLD | MENSA NUMBER PUZZLES | CARLTON | 1-85868-309-2 | More from the Mensa crowd |
| GARDNER, M | FRACTAL MUSIC, HYPERCARDS & MORE... | FREEMAN | 0-7167-2189-9 | ALL THESE BOOKS BY MARTIN GARDNER - NEED I SAY MORE? |
| MATH., MAGIC & MYSTERY | DOVER | 0-486-20335-2 | ||
| MATHEMATICAL CARNIVAL | PELICAN | 0-14-022041-0 | ||
| MATHEMATICAL CIRCUS | PELICAN | 0 14 022355 X | ||
| Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions | PELICAN | 0 14 020713 9 | ||
| More Math. Puzzles & Diversions | PELICAN | 0 14 020748 1 | ||
| THE LAST RECREATIONS | COPERNICUS | 0-387-94929-1 | ||
| THE NEW AMBIDEXTROUS UNIVERSE | FREEMAN | 0-7167-2093-0 | ||
| GELLERT, GOTTWALD ET AL. | CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MATHEMATICS | VNR | 0-442-20590-2 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| GLEICK, JAMES | CHAOS | VIKING/PENGUIN | N/A | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| GENIUS: RICHARD FEYNMAN | ABACUS | 0-349-10532-4 | An insight into the life of one very clever man | |
| GRAHAM, L A | Ingenious Math. Problems & Methods | DOVER | 0-486-20545-2 | These are tough! Not for the children! |
| HAESE, R C & S H | COMPETITION MATHEMATICS | HAESE | 0 9593588 0 3 | Handy for scholarship preparation |
| HAWKING, STEPHEN W | A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME | BANTAM | 0-593-01518-5 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| HEATH, R V | MATHEMAGIC | DOVER | 0-486-20110-4 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| HEMMINGS & TATA | IMAGES OF INFINITY | LEAPFROGS | 0 905531 32 9 | Children love this one |
| HINER, MARK | PAPER ENGINEERING | TARQUIN | 0-906212-49-9 | Accurate cutting needed, but worth it |
| HODGES, WILFRED | LOGIC (ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION) | PELICAN | 0 14 021985 4 | He taught me at Uni, so I had to have this one! |
| HOFSTADTER, DOUGLAS R | GODEL, ESCHER, BACH | PENGUIN | 0-14-005579-7 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| METAMAGICAL THEMAS | PENGUIN | 0-14-008534-3 | (anagram of Mathematical Games!) | |
| HOGBEN, LANCELOT | MATHEMATICS FOR THE MILLION | MERLIN | 0-85036-380-2 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| HOLT, JOHN | HOW CHILDREN FAIL | PELICAN | 0-14-022571-4 | More optimistic than the title suggests |
| HOW CHILDREN LEARN | PELICAN | 0-14-022570-6 | Another encouraging look at learning | |
| HOLTON, DEREK | Problem Solving Series Books 1 - 15 | Math. Assoc. | (contact the MA) | Scholarship stuff for very bright kids |
| HOYLE, ED. DAWSON | HOYLE'S GAMES | WORDSWORTH | 1-85326-316-8 | Handy reference with many unusual games too |
| LIEBECK, PAMELA | HOW CHILDREN LEARN MATHEMATICS | PELICAN | 0-14-022529-3 | Psychology; mainly young children |
| LOYD, (ED. GARDNER) | MATHEMATICAL PUZZLES OF SAM LOYD | DOVER | 0-486-20498-7 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| MATHS ASSOCIATION | WHY? WHAT? HOW? | MA | 0 906588 33 2 | For all members of a Maths Dept to read |
| MITCHELL, DAVID | MATHEMATICAL ORIGAMI | TARQUIN | 1-899618-18-X | A good collection of popular figures |
| NORTHROP, E P | RIDDLES IN MATHEMATICS | PELICAN | N/A | Old, but still a good read |
| PAULOS, JOHN ALLEN | INNUMERACY | PENGUIN | 0-14-012255-9 | How the world wallows in ignorance |
| PAULOS, JOHN ALLEN | BEYOND NUMERACY | VIKING | 0-670-83654-0 | An amusing dictionary of mathematical ideas |
| PENTAGRAM GROUP | PENTAGAMES | BOOKS UK | 0-09-178161-2 | Coffee table book of familiar games |
| PHANTASMAGRAMS | BOOKS UK | 0-09-178151-5 | Coffee table book of optical illusions | |
| PUZZLEGRAMS | BOOKS UK | 0-09-178156-6 | Coffee table book of puzzles | |
| PETERSON, IVARS | ISLANDS OF TRUTH | FREEMAN | 0-7167-2148-1 | A playful excursion into some research Maths |
| POLYA, G | HOW TO SOLVE IT | PENGUIN | 0 14 01249903 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| REICHMANN, W J | THE SPELL OF MATHEMATICS | PELICAN | 0 14 021515 8 | These three help to remind us all why we love maths so much! |
| SAWYER, W W | PRELUDE TO MATHEMATICS | PELICAN | N/A | |
| MATHEMATICIAN'S DELIGHT | PELICAN | 0 14 020121 1 | ||
| SCHATTSCHNEIDER & WALKER | M C ESCHER KALEIDOCYCLES | TARQUIN | 0 906212 28 6 | Escher-based flexagons construction kit |
| SCHLOSSBERG & BROCKMAN | POCKET CALCULATOR GAME BOOK | CORGI | 0 552 98005 6 | Sift through these two and you will find several games for "lesson ends" |
| POCKET CALCULATOR GAME BOOK 2 | CORGI | 0 552 98034 X | ||
| SELKIRK & WILLSON | FIFTY PERCENT PROOF | Stanley Thornes | 0-7487-0166-2 | Mathematical humour compilation |
| SEREBRIAKOFF, VICTOR | THE MENSA PUZZLE BOOK | TREASURE | 1-85051-690-1 | More from MENSA |
| SHARP, JOHN | SLICEFORMS | TARQUIN | 1-899618-06-6 | Difficult to make, but beautiful |
| SIMON, WILLIAM | MATHEMATICAL MAGIC | DOVER | 0-486-27593-0 | Many classics and much new too |
| SKEMP, RICHARD R | THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING MATHS | PELICAN | 0-14-022668-0 | The title says it all, really |
| SLOANE, P | LATERAL THINKING PUZZLES | STERLING | 0-8069-8227-6 | Good for the lunch table at school! |
| SMITH, D E | HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS VOL 1 | DOVER | 0-486-20429-4 | Very thorough. Vol 1 is an overview - Vol 2 is about key people |
| HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS VOL 2 | DOVER | 0-486-20430-8 | ||
| SMULLYAN, RAYMOND | WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS BOOK? | PENGUIN | 0-14-013511-1 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| SOLE | THE TICKET TO HEAVEN | PENGUIN | 0-14-010455-0 | and other superior puzzles |
| STEWART, IAN | GALOIS THEORY | CHAPMAN&HALL | 0-412-10800-3 | Even if just for the cubic equation formula... |
| GAME, SET AND MATH | PENGUIN | 0-14-013237-6 | Much more light-hearted, almost Gardner | |
| VARIOUS, ED. ATM GROUP | TEACHING, LEARNING & MATHEMATICS | ATM | 0-900095-94-6 | Compilation of magazine articles |
| VARIOUS, ED. NUFFIELD GROUP | MATHEMATICS, MUSIC & ART | LONGMAN | 0-582-25728-X | A poor man's Hofstadter, but quite good |
| WADDINGTONS GROUP | CARD GAMES | PAN | 0-330-28096-1 | All the classics, and many more |
| WELLS, DAVID | CURIOUS & INTERESTING NUMBERS | PENGUIN | 0-14-008029-5 | A CLASSIC!! YOU MUST BUY THIS! |
| CAN YOU SOLVE THESE? (SERIES 1 - 3) | TARQUIN | (VARIOUS) | I use this collection a lot for long-running competitions, Parents' Quizzes, Open Day Challenges and much more | |
| CURIOUS & INTERESTING GEOMETRY | PENGUIN | 0-14-011813-6 | ||
| CURIOUS & INTERESTING PUZZLES | PENGUIN | 0-14-014875-2 |