Its computer science book written by a WRITER. The author Douglas Hofstadter got Pulitzer prize for this creation. He tries to explain how meaning can be created from a vast amount of meaningless things - still preserving everything thats needed to maintain an order.
Set as a conversation between Achilles and Tortoise (the famous Lewis carroll creation) and with many more, the author tries to make the reader analyze his thoughts and how his thoughts are created, modified and confused. A series of challenging problems are pasted across the chapter - which itself are simulating and too good to keep aside the book.
This is one of the best book i have read so far - you be a mathematician, a musician or a artist should read this. I guarantee that you wont be disappointed.
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