I found this book "Reading Between the Numbers" by Joseph Tal recently and could not put it down. This is a very introductory text, and is organized around presenting statistical methods in the context of actually describing and understanding data. Its great strength is in not rushing to cover the formulas and methods of statistics, but only to bring them in when they can fit into the author's account of how statisticians are trying to understand particular phenomena. I found it very easy to get interested in its material despite having a long history of disliking statistics books and classes. I am using parts of this book in the math class I am currently teaching. The second half of the book is not as inspired as the first half, and the type editor looks to have left off at about that point as well, but all the same this is a great book for those new to statistics or those whom have been turned off by their exposure to the subject before.