Jambunathan wrote:

> Book seems like an interesting read. For me to go from frame message ->
> outer message -> inner message, I think I need to read the whole book
> and not just a fragment of it
>
> Just curious, is the book a standard regular or supplementary reading
> for courses in US. If yes, courses here could improve a lot. Such
> readings will make CS/Mathematics fun, fascinating and mysterious.
>

The wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Douglas_Hofstadter#Inspirational

discusses the question

This book is commonly considered to have inspired many students to begin
careers in computing...

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