Recreations & Games
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The Football: The Amazing Mathematics of the World’s Most Watched Object
$19.95 Add to cartAn illustration-packed dive into the geometry, engineering, and physics of soccer balls
The Football takes readers on an entertaining and fact-filled exploration of the mathematical secrets of the mos- Author: Ghys, Étienne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 0691263124
- Language: English
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Nonstandard Notebook: Mathematically Ruled Pages for Unruly Thoughts
$18.00 Read moreA revolutionary notebook that challenges us to play outside (and with) the lines.
A standard notebook displays page after page of horizontal lines. But what if we break the pattern? What if the ruled- Author: Chartier, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 022683090X
- Language: English
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What Is the Name of This Book?: The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles
$16.95 Add to cart“The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written.” — Martin Gardner, Scientific American
“The value of the book lies in the wealth o… [more below]- Series: Dover Recreational Math
- Author: Smullyan, Raymond M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 18 2011
- ISBN10: 0486481980
- Language: English
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Math Games: Skill-Based Practice for Kindergarten
$24.99 Read moreBring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in kindergarten! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and pa… [more below]
- Series: Math Games: Skill-Based Practice
- Author: Hull, Ted H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1425812872
- Language: English
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The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
$17.99 Read moreMalba Tahan is the creation of a celebrated Brazilian mathematician looking for a way to bring some of the mysteries and pleasures of mathematics to a wider public. The adventures of Beremiz Samir, Th… [more below]
- Author: Tahan, Malba
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0393351475
- Language: English
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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 o
$21.00 Add to cart
A revolutionary book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again–now in paperback
Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way th- Author: Parker, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 0374535639
- Language: English
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The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
$39.99 Add to cartFor more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was Scientific American’s renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated m… [more below]
- Author: Gardner, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0393061140
- Language: English
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The Joy of Mathematics: Marvels, Novelties, and Neglected Gems That Are Rarely Taught in Math Class
$18.00 Add to cartWouldn’t it be great if all school teachers (from kindergarten through high school) would share the joy of mathematics with their students, rather than focus only on the prescribed curriculum that wil… [more below]
- Author: Posamentier, Alfred S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 319
- Publish Date: August 22 2017
- ISBN10: 1633882977
- Language: English
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Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi: Martin Gardner’s First Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Games
$19.99 Add to cartHexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi is the inaugural volume in The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library series. Based off of Gardener’s enormously popular Scientific Americ… [more below]
- Series: New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #1
- Author: Gardner, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 08 2008
- ISBN10: 0521735254
- Language: English
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Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life
$15.95 Add to cart“”Deals in a very entertaining way with problems in normal life related to mathematics, luck, coincidence, gambling.”” ? The Independent (London)
Why do your chances of winning the lottery increase if
- Author: Eastaway, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0471379077
- Language: English
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The Enjoyment of Math
$19.95 Add to cartThe classic book that shares the enjoyment of mathematics with readers of all skill levels
What is so special about the number 30? Do the prime numbers go on forever? Are there more whole numbers than- Series: Princeton Science Library #131
- Author: Rademacher, Hans
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0691241546
- Language: English
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Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
$22.95 Read moreThe mathematics behind some of the world’s most amazing card tricks
Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks–and the profound mathematical ideas behind them–that will as- Author: Diaconis, Persi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 13 2015
- ISBN10: 0691169772
- Language: English
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
$39.95 Read moreWhether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of “nothing,” Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of “recreational mathematics.” The Colossal Book of M… [more below]
- Author: Gardner, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: September 17 2001
- ISBN10: 0393020231
- Language: English
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The Puzzle Universe: A History of Mathematics in 315 Puzzles
$24.95 Add to cartA renowned puzzle master and game inventor presents 315 new and traditional puzzles.
Longlisted, 2016 School Library Association Information Book Award 12+
“A great read for anyone interested in p
- Author: Moscovich, Ivan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 396
- Publish Date: September 20 2019
- ISBN10: 0228101530
- Language: English
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
$14.95 Add to cartIn 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures-who think and speak and have all to
- Series: Princeton Science Library #36
- Author: Abbott, Edwin Abbott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: March 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0691165556
- Language: English
