Further Reading

1. F. Mosteller, Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA London, 1965 [the classic, and charmingly dated (mentions logarithm tables!), collection of probability problems].

2. G. Blom, L. Holst, and D. Sandell, Problems and Snapshots from the World of Probability, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1994 (the modern, comprehensive, and mathematically stringent successor of Mosteller. A wealth of interesting problems).

3. J. Haigh, Taking Chances: Winning with Probability, Oxford University Press, 2003 (an entertaining nontechnical book on the probability considerations of everything from roulette to “Who wants to be a millionaire?”).

4. J. A. Paulos, Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences, Hill & Wang, 2001 (the bestseller that debunks myths and discusses misunderstandings of mathematics, probability, and statistics in everyday life).

5. D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky, Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, Cambridge University Press, 1982 (extensive treatment of the psychology of probability considerations in decision making).

6. R. Meester, A Natural Introduction to Probability Theory, Birkhäuser Basel, 2003 (a clear and focused introduction to probability, with an aim to prepare the reader for more advanced theory).

7. G. Grimmett and D. Stirzaker, Probability and Random Processes, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 2001 (a comprehensive introduction to intermediate probability ...

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