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Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion cover

1. Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion

by Stewart Elliott Guthrie

Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings cover

2. Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

by Joseph Pearce, Jef Murray

Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat. cover

3. Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat.

by Katie Shelly

Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's… cover

4. Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's…

Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier cover

5. Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier

by Jeffrey A. Lockwood

The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition cover

6. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes

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Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and… cover

7. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and…

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective cover

8. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

by Randal Bryant, David O'Hallaron

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Building an Affordable House 2nd Edition: Trade Secrets to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction cover

9. Building an Affordable House 2nd Edition: Trade Secrets to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction

by Fernando Pages Ruiz

Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

10. Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey A. Silverglate

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Regulation of Pharmaceutical Innovation: The 1962 Amendments (Evaluative Studies 15) cover

11. Regulation of Pharmaceutical Innovation: The 1962 Amendments (Evaluative Studies 15)

by Sam Peltzman, Yale Brozen

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Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation cover

12. Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation

by Richard A. Epstein

Evolution: A View from the 21st Century cover

13. Evolution: A View from the 21st Century

Thomas Harriot's Artis Analyticae Praxis: An English Tr… cover

14. Thomas Harriot's Artis Analyticae Praxis: An English Tr…

Head First Software Architecture: A Learner's Guide to Architectural Thinking cover

15. Head First Software Architecture: A Learner's Guide to Architectural Thinking

by Raju Gandhi, Mark Richards, Neal Ford

Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity cover

16. Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity

by David Bessis, Kevin Frey

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