Bennett, Deborah J. Randomness.  Harvard University Press, 1998.

Cohn, Victor. News & Numbers: A guide to reporting statistical claims and controversies in health and other
    fields.  Iowa State University Press, 1989. ISBN 0-8138-1437-5.

Gonick, Larry & Smith, Woollcott. A Cartoon Guide to Statistics. HarperPerennial, 1993. ISBN 0-06-273102-5.

Huff, Darrell. How to Lie with Statistics. W.W. Norton & Co., 1954, 1993.  ISBN 0-393-31072-8

Jacobs, Harold R. Mathematics:  A Human Endeavor.  W.H. Freeman and Company.  ISBN 0-7167-0439-0.
    Creative ideas for presenting probability and a great activity on how to break ciphers and codes. See Chapters 7-9.

Shaffner, George. The Arithematic of Life and Death. Ballantine  Books, NY. 1999

Smith, Gary. Introduction to Statistical Reasoning. WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1994.  ISBN 0-07-059276-4.
    Full of marvelous short stories and examples that demonstrate statistical concepts.

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