MHB Recommendations for good statistics textbook?

[Ragnarok7]

I've never really taken any statistics beyond a college introductory course, and I've been put off taking more because of the lack of mathematical explanations and clarity of the texts that are typically used. Since I have a decent math background (basic analysis, basic algebra) I would much prefer a mathematically inclined text as opposed to one that just teaches you how to calculate various measures without explaining why you are doing it. I've been looking at this text:

All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics): Larry Wasserman: 9780387402727: Amazon.com: Books

Does anybody have any comments on it, or recommendations for other textbooks? Thanks!

 

[Plato2]

I've never really taken any statistics beyond a college introductory course, and I've been put off taking more because of the lack of mathematical explanations and clarity of the texts that are typically used. Since I have a decent math background (basic analysis, basic algebra) I would much prefer a mathematically inclined text as opposed to one that just teaches you how to calculate various measures without explaining why you are doing it. I've been looking at this text:

All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics): Larry Wasserman: 9780387402727: Amazon.com: Books

Does anybody have any comments on it, or recommendations for other textbooks? Thanks!

Here is a really good book.

There many "used" books available.