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A friend of mine, who is a high school math teacher and majored in math in college, recently asked me for a good book to read on Abstract Algebra (presumably, group theory). She is looking for something to read semi-casually, so no serious textbooks which hide intuition.

My own education largely skipped the basics. I read through Pinter in the library one afternoon, and that was pretty much it. So, can people recommend a good book on abstract algebra/groups for the casual learner?

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    Based on some of the answers here, it seems this question is confusing. Some have interpreted it as asking for a 2nd algebra course/book to read [casually]. So there are several suggestions for Galois theory books. On the other hand, unless the OP was speaking of himself in 3rd person, his friend probably had _not_ read Pinter, so the question is [then] about a first book to read, not a second one.2015-04-12

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