Douglas Hofstadter

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1.		Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, 20th Anniversary Edition from Penguin Books Ltd Customer Review: The book was fine, I guess. Except it was in Spanish instead of English. I'd like to return it and get the English version.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		I Am a Strange Loop from Basic Books Price: $7.99 Customer Review: Fans of Hofstadter's style of writing may be pleased to have another tome to wander through, but fans of his ideas, such as I am, may be disappointed. In this book, DH attempts to focus on the question of identity: who or what am "I". DH firmly rejects both religious dualism and the... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion from Sterling Price: $12.21 Customer Review: This book has some fabulous paintings and drawings which as the book states can be really deceptive. My children are both fascinated with it and spend lots of time studying it. They enjoy showing it to their friends and it is very entertaining. A great coffee table book.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.	[no image]	G÷del, Escher, Bach from Tusquets Customer Review: It is quite likely that the hardest question I've ever been asked is, "What's that book about?" This book manages to discuss, coherently, cohesively, and interestingly, everything from molecular biology to quantum physics to computer science to music theory to philosophy to advanced mathematics to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul from Basic Books Price: $16.76 Customer Review: 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	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		Godel's Proof from NYU Press Price: $10.36 Customer Review: Anyone interested in the foundation of modern math ought to be at least familiar with Godel. This is really a very readable short essay giving the general outline and the basic idea of this important proof. Even motivated high-school students will have no problem grasping it (assuming they leave... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		Metamagical Themas: Questing For The Essence Of Mind And Pattern from Basic Books Price: $33.25 Customer Review: This book seemed menacing when I picked it up for the first time. Its cover is complex and bears a striking resemblance to a great number of occult and metaphysical classics. That said, this book was inviting from the first sentence. I did not at all expect to laugh out loud to a book with a title... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language from Basic Books Price: $29.35 Customer Review: I can't possibly give this book enough credit. Douglas Hofstader has a fantastic brain, and if you'd like a little of his brilliance to rub off on you read this book. Great insights into the nature of language, cultural influences and the troubles with translations.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought from Basic Books Price: $21.60 Customer Review: Hofstadter provides effectively a series of articles published elsewhere, edited in his engaging, verbose style. Basically the question of the book how would a computer solve the following: "X:x as Y:?" You can get much more complex, but basically his group spents the 80's and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		M.C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry - Notebooks, Periodic Drawings and Related Work from Thames & Hudson Ltd Customer Review: Make no mistake. This isn't a comprehensive book for the Escher fan who wants to look at all his pretty pictures. It is a highly academic (no problem there, unless you're looking for, like I said, pretty pictures) book that focuses on basic patterns. It doesn't have many of the drawings that... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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