Approximate Equivalent To Michael Spivak's text, "Calculus" but for Linear Algebra?

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Does anyone know of an approximate equivalent To Michael Spivak's text, "Calculus" but for Linear Algebra? I love the way this book is written! It is simultaneously rigorous and thorough without antagonizing or belittling the clouded reader seeking clarity. I just started going through the text and love how I have not yet ran across the word "clearly" kicking of a paragraph. If I answer a question with clearly such and such on a test clearly I will fail and so will an author in bringing a larger audience to understanding quickly.

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I love Calculus by Spivak!

For Linear Algebra, I would recommend the text by Friedberg, Insel, and Spence. I thought it was very well written, and very enlightening.

The text by Friedberg, Insel, and Spence provides a somewhat abstract view of linear algebra. Vector spaces are not restricted to subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^n$. If you're only interested in dealing with $\mathbb{R}^n$ then the simpler book "Linear Algebra with Applications" by Bretscher is a very good text.