Also, James Gleick has had a remarkable run of non-fiction books, better than the normal pop science stuff, at least for me. If I see a book of his on a shelf that I haven’t read yet I’ll buy it just based on his name.
I can second this. I’ve been reading through his The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, and even though it does not go into too many technical details about the mathematics, I have enjoyed it and learned a lot about the history of computing and communication theory. Obviously, if you’re looking to learn the math, you would do better with something like David McKay’s book, or Thomas & Cover.
I can second this. I’ve been reading through his The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, and even though it does not go into too many technical details about the mathematics, I have enjoyed it and learned a lot about the history of computing and communication theory. Obviously, if you’re looking to learn the math, you would do better with something like David McKay’s book, or Thomas & Cover.