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1. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
from Basic Books

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This is one of my favourite book of all time. I first read it twenty years ago as an undergraduate on my computer science degree. The nice thing about getting older, but still remaining young, is that you can go back and revistit master works - and lets make no bones about it, this is a master work.... more info

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2. I Am a Strange Loop I Am a Strange Loop
from Basic Books

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...but I must say I'm moving through this book much faster than the last I read (The Shipping News), which suggests that it's more compelling somehow. In truth, however, I think I may be favorably inclined because I so-much enjoyed reading Hofstader's classics as a teen. This book is not bad, but... more info

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3. Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali and the Artists of Optical Illusion Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion
from Sterling

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I saw this book for sale in a catalog for several years and had wanted it but didn't want to pay the full price, thanks Amazon for offering it at a discount. I've always been intrigued by illusions and pictures with perception differences.
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4. The Mind s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul
from Basic Books

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Hofstadter delivers a vastly enjoyable account accessible to any intelligent non-specialist, but on this occasion requiring far less persistence than Gödel, Escher, Bach. The ground he covers encompasses some of the most traditionally intractable problems in philosophy, yet his accounts of the... more info

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5. Godel s Proof Godel's Proof
from NYU Press

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There is no question in my mind that the most misunderstood mathematical theorems of all time are Godel's incompleteness theorems. In essence, they state that no system powerful enough to do basic arithmetic is complete. Meaning that there will always be statements that are true in the system... more info

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