Books by Leonard Mlodinow
The Drunkard's Walk
by Leonard Mlodinow
A general introduction to the history of probability. Probability can do strange things, which he illustrates very nicely
Interviews where books by Leonard Mlodinow were recommended
The best books on Statistics and Risk, recommended by David Spiegelhalter
Every statistic is the result of someone’s work, and we’d do well to ask ourselves why it was created. That way, says the statistician, we have a better chance of working out when dangers are being overstated and data misused