Yesterday and Long Ago (2007)

This charming book by Vladimir Igorevich Arnold, one of the leading mathematicians of our day, is a collection of his memories from early childhood up to recent days. Mathematicians will read it for the pure pleasure of learning more about one of their most eminent colleagues, and even the non-mathematical reader will find it very difficult to lay aside. It will be of value to historians of twentieth-century mathematics as source material.