i loved that book. unpopular opinion: martin-gardner's intro really ruined the start of the book (for me at least). i just ignored all of it, and was a happy c

i loved that book. unpopular opinion: martin-gardner's intro really ruined the start of the book (for me at least). i just ignored all of it, and was a happy camper. other than that, i.a.maron, piskunov, g.n.berman are all heavy but excellent texts on this beautiful subject.