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I'm currently reading two different pieces of literature. The first, and the one I spend more time reading, is Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. It's complex, funny, and verbose -- a lot like Neal Stephenson's stuff, who wrote my favorite book (Baroque Cycle). Second is The World of Mathematics by James Newman. This is a collection-and-commentary about a range of things related to mathematics. A lot of it is biographical and historical. A little bit less of it is original research papers by mathematicians. Less so is essays about mathematics, such as Hardy's Apology. I'm digging it. It's a fun, relaxing tour through the strange wilderness that is mathematics, lead by some fantastic tour guides.