If you want a "less math" machine learning book, I like these two: Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Third Edition Ian H. Witten,

If you want a "less math" machine learning book, I like these two: Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Third Edition Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank, Mark A. Hall http://www.amazon.com/Data-Mining-Practical-Techniques-Management/dp/0123748569 http://www.amazon.com/Data-Mining-Practical-Techniques-Manag... Machine Learning: An Algorithmic Perspective Stephen Marsland http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Learning-Algorithmic-Perspective-Recognition/dp/1420067184 http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Learning-Algorithmic-Perspecti...