Math Reading Challenge discussion

It's really hard to decide what to recommend here! I'll always have a special place in my heart for The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity. One of my first assignments as an intern at Scientific American when I was just starting my writing career was a short review of this book. Before then, I hadn't read many math books written for general audiences, and it was a revelation. Strogatz is one of the best math writers out there, and I feel like he's always given me something to aspire to.
A couple other favorites that probably fit this category for me are How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking and Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension. This category is especially subjective, though, and I'm looking forward to seeing your recommendations.

I’m logging Math with Bad Drawings here; lots of fun, solid content, only really lacking a strong finish.

The Maths of Life and Death would be good for this (I copy-edited this book). It's about how maths affects every aspect of life; it goes into detail without being too technical. I've recommended it to several non-mathematicians; they've all enjoyed it.

I think I will be picking a book by Theoni Pappas in this category, maybe one of her Penrose books.

Kim wrote: "I think I will be picking a book by Theoni Pappas in this category, maybe one of her Penrose books."

Thanks for the suggestion! That name is new to me. I'll check her stuff out.

She has lots of books to choose from for adults and children.

I'm currently reading a book by Dr. Richard Elwes called Mathematics 1001: Absolutely Everything That Matters in Mathematics in 1001 Bite-sized Explanations.
It obviously fits a book with a number in the title, however I am going to count it for category 12, because I think anyone could find it interesting. Also, the illustrations should spur interest. Explanations all in one place will help students of all levels.
I tend to just open books in the middle and read what catches my eye. There are other similar books, however, this is the one I am enjoying so far.

Min wrote: "I don't know whether this should count, but I am logging Mathematics for Human Flourishing in this category."

I just finished this book last night and decided to count it for this prompt too. It is a category-defying book, though! It gave me a lot to think about, and I think a lot of people should read it!