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Title: Wonders of Numbers: Adventures in Mathematics, Mind, and Meaning

Author: Clifford A. Pickover

Short Description: A wonderful collection of historical anecdotes, mathematical trivia, and puzzles. I would especially recommend this if you were shopping for a younger relative.