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The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad cover

1001. The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad

by Harrison Salisbury

The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition cover

1002. The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Larry Wall cover

1003. Larry Wall

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The Secrets Behind Great One-on-One Meetings cover

1004. The Secrets Behind Great One-on-One Meetings

by Esther Schindler

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History) cover

1005. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)

by Eric H. Cline

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Introduction to Information Retrieval cover

1006. Introduction to Information Retrieval

by Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, Hinrich Schütze

Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life – A Harvard Professor's Guide to Innovation and Unconventional Success cover

1007. Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life – A Harvard Professor's Guide to Innovation and Unconventional Success

by Francesca Gino

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Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology cover

1008. Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

by Gerhard Michal, Dietmar Schomburg

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All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms cover

1009. All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms

by David Arora

Democracy – The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice) cover

1010. Democracy – The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)

by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Work With Us - O'Reilly Media cover

1011. Work With Us - O'Reilly Media

Video Kids: Making Sense of Nintendo cover

1012. Video Kids: Making Sense of Nintendo

by Eugene F. Provenzo

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Land of Lisp: Learn to Program in Lisp, One Game at a Time! cover

1013. Land of Lisp: Learn to Program in Lisp, One Game at a Time!

by Conrad Barski

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The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints (Modern Library Exploration) cover

1014. The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints (Modern Library Exploration)

by Tim Severin

A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Edition cover

1015. A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Edition

by John B. Fraleigh

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The Selfish Gene (Popular Science) cover

1016. The Selfish Gene (Popular Science)

by Richard Dawkins

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The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition cover

1017. The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition

by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Principles of Compiler Design cover

1018. Principles of Compiler Design

by Alfred V. Aho, Jeffrey D. Ullman

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Make: Analog Synthesizers: Make Electronic Sounds the Synth-DIY Way cover

1019. Make: Analog Synthesizers: Make Electronic Sounds the Synth-DIY Way

by Ray Wilson

The Angular Tutorial: Learn Front-End Development and Automated Testing with Angular cover

1020. The Angular Tutorial: Learn Front-End Development and Automated Testing with Angular

by Adam Morgan

Continuum Mechanics (Foundations and Applications of Mechanics, 1) cover

1021. Continuum Mechanics (Foundations and Applications of Mechanics, 1)

by C. S. Jog

The Day After World War III cover

1022. The Day After World War III

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Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future cover

1023. Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On: Apply modern RL methods, with deep Q-networks, value iteration, policy gradients, TRPO, AlphaGo Zero and more cover

1024. Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On: Apply modern RL methods, with deep Q-networks, value iteration, policy gradients, TRPO, AlphaGo Zero and more

by Maxim Lapan

Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 Book 1) cover

1025. Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 Book 1)

Algorithmic Trading and DMA: An introduction to direct access trading strategies cover

1026. Algorithmic Trading and DMA: An introduction to direct access trading strategies

by Barry Johnson

A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES) cover

1027. A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES)

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach cover

1028. Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach

by Dandridge M. Malone

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1029. "Yellow Kid" Weil: The Autobiography of America's Master Swindler

by J. R. Weil

Joe Celko's Trees and Hierarchies in SQL for Smarties (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

1030. Joe Celko's Trees and Hierarchies in SQL for Smarties (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Joe Celko

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Volume 7A: XView Programming Manual cover

1031. Volume 7A: XView Programming Manual

VPNs Illustrated: Tunnels, VPNs, and IPsec cover

1032. VPNs Illustrated: Tunnels, VPNs, and IPsec

Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language) cover

1033. Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language)

by Jean-Louis Dessalles

The Design And Implementation Of The Freebsd Operating System cover

1034. The Design And Implementation Of The Freebsd Operating System

by Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil

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Pfizer Papers: Pfizer's Crimes Against Humanity cover

1035. Pfizer Papers: Pfizer's Crimes Against Humanity

by The WarRoom/DailyClout Pfizer Documents Analysts

Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, ... consultants, health officials and more cover

1036. Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, ... consultants, health officials and more

by David H. Freedman

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Declarative Models of Concurrent Cyclic Processes (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, 438) cover

1037. Declarative Models of Concurrent Cyclic Processes (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, 438)

by Grzegorz Bocewicz

21st Century C: C Tips from the New School cover

1038. 21st Century C: C Tips from the New School

by Ben Klemens

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The Turkish Cookbook cover

1039. The Turkish Cookbook

by Musa Dagdeviren

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now cover

1040. Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

by Jaron Lanier

Applied Linear Regression Models- 4th Edition with Student CD (McGraw Hill/Irwin Series: Operations and Decision Sciences) cover

1041. Applied Linear Regression Models- 4th Edition with Student CD (McGraw Hill/Irwin Series: Operations and Decision Sciences)

by John Neter, Michael Kutner, Christopher Nachtsheim

Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach, Second Edition cover

1042. Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach, Second Edition

by Charles M. Judd

Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition) cover

1043. Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catologue of Modern Engineering Paradigms cover

1044. Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catologue of Modern Engineering Paradigms

by Peter DeGrace, Leslie Hulet Stahl

UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record cover

1045. UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record

by Leslie Kean

The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places cover

1046. The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places

by Bernie Krause

Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming cover

1047. Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

by Luciano Ramalho

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Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World cover

1048. Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

by Jane McGonigal

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John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener cover

1049. John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener

by Steve Joshua Heims

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Why Don't We Learn from History? cover

1050. Why Don't We Learn from History?

The Outsourced Self: What Happens When We Pay Others to Live Our Lives for Us cover

1051. The Outsourced Self: What Happens When We Pay Others to Live Our Lives for Us

by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Rust Atomics and Locks cover

1052. Rust Atomics and Locks

Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust cover

1053. Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust

by Gary Marcus, Ernest Davis

Freebsd Mastery: Advanced Zfs cover

1054. Freebsd Mastery: Advanced Zfs

by Michael Lucas, Allan Jude

FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS cover

1055. FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS

by Michael Warren Lucas, Allan Jude

Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life cover

1056. Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life

by J. D. Meier

The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works cover

1057. The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works

by Henry A. Waxman, Joshua Green

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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression cover

1058. The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

by Andrew Solomon

The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition cover

1059. The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition

by David Wells

Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are cover

1060. Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States cover

1061. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States

by Albert O. Hirschman

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An Introduction to Elvish, Other Tongues, Proper Names and Writing Systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle-Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien cover

1062. An Introduction to Elvish, Other Tongues, Proper Names and Writing Systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle-Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

by Nina Carson

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented cover

1063. The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented

by Ruth S. Noel

Geek Nerd Suit: Breaking Down Walls, Unifying Teams, and Creating Cutting-Edge Customer Centricity cover

1064. Geek Nerd Suit: Breaking Down Walls, Unifying Teams, and Creating Cutting-Edge Customer Centricity

by Chuck Densinger, Brooke Niemiec, Mason Thelen

Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts cover

1065. Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

by Stanislas Dehaene

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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization―The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath cover

1066. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization―The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath

by Peter Zeihan

Think Stats cover

1067. Think Stats

Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped cover

1068. Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped

by Dean Budnick, Josh Baron

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Gradually, then suddenly cover

1069. Gradually, then suddenly

The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World cover

1070. The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World

by Mary Bond

The Hills of Chianti: The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles cover

1071. The Hills of Chianti: The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles

Salt: A World History cover

1072. Salt: A World History

by Mark Kurlansky

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The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies cover

1073. The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies

Squid: The Definitive Guide cover

1074. Squid: The Definitive Guide

Why Information Grows cover

1075. Why Information Grows

by Cesar Hidalgo

Brian Eno's Another Green World cover

1076. Brian Eno's Another Green World

by Geeta Dayal

Practical Salesforce Development Without Code: Building Declarative Solutions on the Salesforce Platform cover

1077. Practical Salesforce Development Without Code: Building Declarative Solutions on the Salesforce Platform

by Philip Weinmeister

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements cover

1078. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

by Eric Hoffer

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Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World cover

1079. Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World

by Srdja Popovic, Matthew Miller

The Culting of Brands: Turn Your Customers into True Believers cover

1080. The Culting of Brands: Turn Your Customers into True Believers

by Douglas Atkin

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order cover

1081. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

by Kai-Fu Lee

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The Book of Xen: A Practical Guide for the System Administrator cover

1082. The Book of Xen: A Practical Guide for the System Administrator

by Chris Takemura, Luke S. Crawford

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Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era cover

1083. Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era

by Thomas C. Leonard

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger cover

1084. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

by Marc Levinson

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Principle Centered Leadership cover

1085. Principle Centered Leadership

by Stephen R. Covey

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals cover

1086. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media cover

1087. Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

by Jacob Mchangama

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Nonduality: In Buddhism and Beyond cover

1088. Nonduality: In Buddhism and Beyond

by David Loy

The Soul of A New Machine cover

1089. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 cover

1090. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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Investing Amid Low Expected Returns: Making the Most When Markets Offer the Least cover

1091. Investing Amid Low Expected Returns: Making the Most When Markets Offer the Least

by Antti Ilmanen

A Survey of Matrix Theory and Matrix Inequalities (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

1092. A Survey of Matrix Theory and Matrix Inequalities (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Marvin Marcus, Henryk Minc

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The Art of the Metaobject Protocol cover

1093. The Art of the Metaobject Protocol

by Gregor Kiczales, Jim Des Rivieres, Daniel G. Bobrow

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O'Reilly Newsletters - O'Reilly Media cover

1094. O'Reilly Newsletters - O'Reilly Media

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iOS and macOS Performance Tuning: Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Objective-C, and Swift (Developer's Library) cover

1095. iOS and macOS Performance Tuning: Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Objective-C, and Swift (Developer's Library)

by Marcel Weiher

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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit cover

1096. Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

by Barry Estabrook

Atlas of World War II: History's Greatest Conflict Revealed Through Rare Wartime Maps and New Cartography cover

1097. Atlas of World War II: History's Greatest Conflict Revealed Through Rare Wartime Maps and New Cartography

by Stephen G. Hyslop

Making Embedded Systems cover

1098. Making Embedded Systems

by Elecia White

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The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want cover

1099. The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want

by Sonja Lyubomirsky

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Stumbling on Happiness cover

1100. Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Todd Gilbert

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