I've always meant to pick that up. Looks like google books has a decent online copy: http://books.google.com/books?id=aFcsnUEewLkC&dq=godel+escher+bach+eterna

I've always meant to pick that up. Looks like google books has a decent online copy: http://books.google.com/books?id=aFcsnUEewLkC&dq=godel+escher+bach+eternal+golden+braid&pg=PP1&ots=FLMXfhfBwY&sig=A-zkU_v_89SVleKe63f6ipttMP0&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?q=Godel,+Escher,+Bach:+Eternal+Golden+Braid&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail#PRA1-PA1,M1 http://books.google.com/books?id=aFcsnUEewLkC&dq=godel+e... I had a buddy of mine in highschool who used to bring that book with him every time we took LSD. Of course, he's now got his Ph.D. in physics from Purdue.