What are the best popular books on Godel's Incompleteness Theorems?

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Can anyone recommend a (popular not technical) book about the history and implications of Godel's incompleteness theorems?



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Nick
 
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Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel, by Rebecca Goldstein;

Godel: A Life of Logic by John L. Casti and Werner DePauli.
 
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Godel's Proof by Nagel and Newman. No background required.
 

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