Browse Books: Mathematics / Recreations & Games

Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—And Why They Matter By Ben Orlin Cover Image
$28.00
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Vintage Sudoku: 150 Puzzles By Princeton Architectural Press Cover Image
$12.95
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Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension: A Mathematician's Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds of Infinity, and More By Matt Parker Cover Image
$20.00
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Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games By Bruce Pandolfini (Introduction by), László Polgár Cover Image
By Bruce Pandolfini (Introduction by), László Polgár
$28.99
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The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures By Malba Tahan, Leslie Clark (Translated by), Alastair Reid (Translated by), Patricia Reid Baquero (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Malba Tahan, Leslie Clark (Translated by), Alastair Reid (Translated by), Patricia Reid Baquero (Illustrator)
$16.95
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Modern Sudoku: 150 Puzzles By Princeton Architectural Press Cover Image
$12.95
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The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time: A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay By Marcel Danesi, Ph.D Cover Image
$12.99
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The Complete Book of Origami Polyhedra: 64 Ingenious Geometric Paper Models (Learn Modular Origami from Japan's Leading Master!) By Tomoko Fuse Cover Image
$15.99
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Black Belt Kakuro: 150 Puzzles (Martial Arts Puzzles) By Conceptis Puzzles Cover Image
$11.99
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The Price of Cake: And 99 Other Classic Mathematical Riddles By Clément Deslandes, Guillaume Deslandes, Laure Macé de Lépinay (Illustrator), Lorenzo Croissant (Translated by), Cédric Villani (Foreword by) Cover Image
$26.95
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Patterns of the Universe: A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty By Alex Bellos, Edmund Harriss Cover Image
$14.95
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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2021 By Mircea Pitici Cover Image
$24.95
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