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> For example, my essays about Combinators and Ruby might make you interested in Combinators enough to read a real book about them Mind suggesting such a book?
by llambda 15y ago
> For example, my essays about Combinators and Ruby might make you interested in Combinators enough to read a real book about them
Mind suggesting such a book? :)
- raganwald 15y agoAs has been noted repeatedly: “To Mock a Mockingbird” by Raymond Smullyan. It’s one of the finest mathematics/logic books ever written for the intelligent layman. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0192801422?ie=UTF8&tag=raganwald001-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0192801422?ie=UTF8&tag=... (Yes, that’s an affiliate code. Strip it out and replace with your favourite charity. “Raganwald" is an acceptable answer for “favourite charity.”)
- rams 15y agoSeems to be out of print on Amazon. Most sellers don't ship to foreign countries. Tough luck for people like me.
- ohgodthecat 15y agoIf you can't find it anywhere for cheaper (like me) buy it from here: http://www.bookdepository.com/Mock-Mockingbird-Raymond-Smullyan/9780192801425 http://www.bookdepository.com/Mock-Mockingbird-Raymond-Smull... They ship to a very large amount of places for free. My only complaint is that because it is shipping from another country it takes a while to get to you and you don't get any tracking codes from them.
- jamesbritt 15y agohttp://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0192801422/ref=tmm_pap_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0192801422/ref=tmm_pa... Some of these places say they ship from the UK, some ship from the USA. One ships from Germany. Does this help?
- ionfish 15y agoHindley and Seldin's Lambda-Calculus and Combinators: An Introduction is pretty solid. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1175709/?site_locale=en_GB http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1175709/?site...