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This small book is quite interesting. It gets you a fairly wide historical perspective and also key highlights in math done by Erdos and his colleagues.

http://www.amazon.com/MY-BRAIN-OPEN-Mathematical-Journeys/dp/0684859807/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273174664&sr=1-2