Suggested Books On Fractals

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By Rose Rushbrooke

There are some interesting books out there on the subject of fractals. If you would like to know more about them here are a few I have bought from Amazon.com.

Introducing Fractal Geometry by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon, Will Rood and Ralph Edney
This was the first book I bought about fractals and thank goodness it was! The whole subject can be daunting if you are not a mathematician. This book makes fractal geometry accessible. It uses both text and graphics - definitely an appeal to the visual amongst us.

The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoit B Mandelbrot
This is the man himself - the mathematician who brought fractal geometry to the public. Needless to say incredibly dry as it is written by a mathematician and not a bodice-ripping novel author. Probably only wildly exciting to the bean counters amongst us. I bought it because is the fractal bible and actually there are some interesting tidbits when you glance through.

Fractals, the Patterns of Chaos by John Briggs
This is a gorgeous book filled with photographs and images. Definitely worth getting a copy of this and actually reading it.

The Colours of Infinity by Ian Stewart
The book has an introduction by Arthur C Clarke who also narrated on the accompanying DVD. You might have seen the video on PBS. This is a must have if you want to grasp visually how gorgeous fractal images can be.

The Fractal Murders by Mark Cohen
And just for fun you can buy this murder mystery in the Amazon Kindle store and read it on your brand new Kindle.

Rose Rushbrooke
Artist