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2022-05-27 · 162 points · 44 comments · 8 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 7The Code Book

    The Code Book

    Simon Singh

    7 here · 28 all-time · #204 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,217 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4Cryptography Engineering

    Cryptography Engineering

    Niels Ferguson and Bruce Schneier

    4 here · 6 all-time · #1218 overall

  3. 4Real-World Cryptography

    Real-World Cryptography

    David Wong

    4 here · 5 all-time · #1526 overall

  4. 2Fermat's Last Theorem

    Fermat's Last Theorem

    Simon Singh

    2 here · 10 all-time · #662 overall

  5. 2Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography

    Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography

    Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, and Joseph H. Silverman

    2 here · 3 all-time · #2423 overall

  6. 2Cryptography

    Cryptography

    Douglas R. Stinson

    2 here · 3 all-time · #2584 overall

  7. 1

    Code

    Charles Petzold

    1 here · 147 all-time · #12 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,787 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1Big Bang

    Big Bang

    Simon Singh

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1090 overall