The hot-off-the-press issue of The Economist has a review of Derb’s book on algebra, calling it “intriguing” and concluding:

His book is a demanding read, with its fair share of mathematical diagrams and equations, but the fascination of the subject does come across.

Personally, I gave up math books after my high-school trig class. But I keep hearing such good things about Derb’s that maybe I’ll take it up.