Books like Mathematics for the million

Mathematics for the million by Lancelot Thomas Hogben reads as instructive, encouraging. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Prelude to mathematics

W. W. Sawyer · 1955

Both explore mathematics & logic

75% genome match

Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh · 1997

Both explore mathematics & problem-solving

83% genome match

Why Beauty Is Truth

Ian Stewart · 2007

Both explore mathematics & history of science

71% genome match

The Enjoyment of Mathematics

Hans Rademacher · 1930

Both explore mathematics & logic

69% genome match

Infinite Powers

Steven H. Strogatz · 2019

Both explore mathematics & problem-solving

65% genome match

Alex Through the Looking-glass

Alex Bellos · 2014

Both explore mathematics & logic

69% genome match

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Robert Kanigel · 1991

Both explore mathematics

59% genome match

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Paul Hoffman · 1998

Both explore mathematics

59% genome match

Gardner's whys & wherefores

Martin Gardner · 1989

Both explore mathematics & logic

66% genome match

A beginner's guide to constructing the universe

Michael S. Schneider · 1994

Both explore mathematics

61% genome match

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

John Allen Paulos · 1985

Both explore logic & mathematics

60% genome match

Essential Maths

Sean McArdle · 1996

Both explore mathematics & education

72% genome match