The title—being the title of Hofstadter’s column in Scientific American (back when Scientific American was a substantive publication), of which the book is a collection—is an anagram of Mathematical Games, the name of his predecessor’s (Martin Gardner’s) column. That, too, is an enjoyable and eclectic read.
Oh, and also Hofstadter’s Metamagical Themas. (Yes, that’s the correct spelling.)
The title—being the title of Hofstadter’s column in Scientific American (back when Scientific American was a substantive publication), of which the book is a collection—is an anagram of Mathematical Games, the name of his predecessor’s (Martin Gardner’s) column. That, too, is an enjoyable and eclectic read.