"Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction" by Timothy Gowers

http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192853615

This book was a good read. It was much more complex and technically complicated that the other VSI titles I've read - but don't let that deter you. There was nothing in this book as difficult as anything you'd tackle at a university level. In fact, an explanation of calculus isn't even attempted. This is a book about math, though, so the author assumes - understandably - that the reader has at least a passing interest in the subject matter.

The book was how the presentation continually hints at much more complex continuations of many of the concepts. Math is a subject I personally hold dear, but I am far from an expert in any of the fields.

Something I quite liked was the author's ability to mix the ancient roots of Math, with modern, cutting edge, discoveries. Today's technology and society makes it much easier for scholars to get access to the all-important mathematical foundations of those who came before.