I read this textbook (Statistics Through Applications) for fun last summer: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/sta/default.asp?s=&n=&i=... (http://bcs.whfreeman.com/sta/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0) Unlike most textbooks, it is actually well written. It would not take long to finish if you skip most of the exercises and I think it provides a good introduction to and explanation of basic ideas involved in statistics.
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