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Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies cover

1601. Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies

by Geoffrey B. West

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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services cover

1602. Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

by Kim Goodwin

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, First Edition cover

1603. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, First Edition

by Charles Petzold

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Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More cover

1604. Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

by Christopher M. Palmer, MD

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Tidy First? cover

1605. Tidy First?

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Think Perl 6 cover

1606. Think Perl 6

Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education cover

1607. Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education

by Harold Stevenson, James W. Stigler

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Vision in Elementary Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

1608. Vision in Elementary Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by W. W. Sawyer

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Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People cover

1609. Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People

by Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, Kai Elmer Sotto

Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog cover

1610. Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog

by Simon Monk

The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine cover

1611. The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine

by Charles Petzold

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Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most cover

1612. Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most

by Hendrie Weisinger, J. P. Pawliw-Fry

Queen in 3-D: Bohemian Rhapsody Edition: 2019 cover

1613. Queen in 3-D: Bohemian Rhapsody Edition: 2019

by Brian May

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The Rust Programming Language cover

1614. The Rust Programming Language

by Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols

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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine cover

1615. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

by Rashid Khalidi

The Logic Of Sports Betting cover

1616. The Logic Of Sports Betting

by Matthew Davidow, Ed Miller

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet (Theory Redux) cover

1617. The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet (Theory Redux)

by Bogna Konior

Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

1618. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion cover

1619. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

by Jia Tolentino

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Essential Cell Biology cover

1620. Essential Cell Biology

by Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, Keith Roberts

Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations cover

1621. Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

by Thomas L. Friedman

Psychology and Life cover

1622. Psychology and Life

by Richard J. Gerrig, Philip G. Zimbardo

Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond cover

1623. Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond

by Mark Ames

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Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems cover

1624. Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems

by David J. Agans

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How the Irish Became White cover

1625. How the Irish Became White

by Noel Ignatiev

Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System cover

1626. Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System

by M. Chris Fabricant

Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature cover

1627. Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature

by Richard Rhodes

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The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must cover

1628. The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must

by Robert Zubrin, Richard Wagner

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College Algebra QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (QuickStudy Academic) cover

1629. College Algebra QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (QuickStudy Academic)

by BarCharts, Inc, Ken Yablonsky

Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming cover

1630. Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming

by Clemens Szyperski, Dominik Gruntz, Stephan Murer

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Platform Capitalism (Theory Redux) cover

1631. Platform Capitalism (Theory Redux)

by Nick Srnicek

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food cover

1632. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food

by Jennifer B. Lee

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PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook cover

1633. PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook

by Gianni Ciolli, Jimmy Angelakos, Boriss Mejías

A Primer on Pontryagin's Principle in Optimal Control: Second Edition cover

1634. A Primer on Pontryagin's Principle in Optimal Control: Second Edition

by I. Michael Ross

If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future cover

1635. If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future

by Jill Lepore

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Make Your Own Working Paper Clock cover

1636. Make Your Own Working Paper Clock

by James Smith Rudolph

In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity cover

1637. In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity

by Eamonn Fingleton

Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Growth Hacking Guide cover

1638. Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Growth Hacking Guide

by Austen Allred, Vin Clancy

In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story cover

1639. In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story

by John Stockwell

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The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age cover

1640. The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg, Lord William Rees-Mogg

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Behold!!! the Protong cover

1641. Behold!!! the Protong

by Stanislav Szukalski, Glenn Bray, Robert Williams

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Fad Surfing In The Boardroom: Managing In The Age Of Instant Answers cover

1642. Fad Surfing In The Boardroom: Managing In The Age Of Instant Answers

by Eileen C. Shapiro

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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw cover

1643. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw

by Witold Rybczynski

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Galileo Was Wrong: The Church Was Right cover

1644. Galileo Was Wrong: The Church Was Right

Ring (The Xeelee Sequence, 4) cover

1645. Ring (The Xeelee Sequence, 4)

by Stephen Baxter

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition cover

1646. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition

by John Taylor Gatto

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1647. O'Reilly Open Books Project

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Radar Man: A Personal History of Stealth cover

1648. Radar Man: A Personal History of Stealth

by Edward Lovick Jr, Edward Lovick

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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness cover

1649. How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

by Russell D. Roberts

Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training cover

1650. Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training

by Karen Pryor

Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company cover

1651. Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company

by Michael Shawn Malone

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Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing cover

1652. Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing

by Kai Hwang, Fayé Alayé Briggs

The Fifth Risk cover

1653. The Fifth Risk

by Michael Lewis

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1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations cover

1654. 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations

by Fred Reinfeld

1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate cover

1655. 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

by Fred Reinfeld

A Terrible Love of War cover

1656. A Terrible Love of War

by James Hillman

Streaming Systems cover

1657. Streaming Systems

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Laravel: Up & Running, 2nd Edition cover

1658. Laravel: Up & Running, 2nd Edition

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone cover

1659. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

Secret Diary of a Call Girl cover

1660. Secret Diary of a Call Girl

by Belle de Jour, Anonymous

Divide & Quit cover

1661. Divide & Quit

by Penderel Moon, Mark Tully

Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time cover

1662. Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

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JavaScript in 2016: Beyond Harmony cover

1663. JavaScript in 2016: Beyond Harmony

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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

1664. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

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Building Hypermedia APIs with HTML5 and Node cover

1665. Building Hypermedia APIs with HTML5 and Node

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The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures cover

1666. The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures

by Dan Roam

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Beginning Haskell: A Project-Based Approach cover

1667. Beginning Haskell: A Project-Based Approach

by Alejandro Serrano Mena

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Guards! Guards!: A Novel of Discworld cover

1668. Guards! Guards!: A Novel of Discworld

by Terry Pratchett

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour cover

1669. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

by James D. Hornfischer

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The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration cover

1670. The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration

by Jack Goldsmith

Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history) (VOLUME I) cover

1671. Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history) (VOLUME I)

by David Hackett Fischer

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Founder: Meyer Amschel Rothschild and His Time cover

1672. Founder: Meyer Amschel Rothschild and His Time

by Amos Elon

Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving cover

1673. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Healing ADD Revised Edition: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 7 Types of ADD cover

1674. Healing ADD Revised Edition: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 7 Types of ADD

by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

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Looting Greece: A New Financial Imperialism Emerges cover

1675. Looting Greece: A New Financial Imperialism Emerges

by Jack Rasmus

Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux) cover

1676. Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux)

by Chris F.A. Johnson

American Factoring Law cover

1677. American Factoring Law

by David B. Tatge, Jeremy B. Tatge, David Flaxman

The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics) cover

1678. The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics)

by Benedicta Ward

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As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl – The Riveting New York Times Bestseller About Medical Arrogance and Personal Triumph (P.S.) cover

1679. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl – The Riveting New York Times Bestseller About Medical Arrogance and Personal Triumph (P.S.)

by John Colapinto

Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition) cover

1680. Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

by Oliver Byrne, Werner Oechslin

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Designing Large Language Model Applications cover

1681. Designing Large Language Model Applications

A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory) cover

1682. A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)

by Dmitri Tymoczko

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Reality Is What You Can Get Away With cover

1683. Reality Is What You Can Get Away With

by Robert Anton Wilson

Inside the Company: CIA Diary cover

1684. Inside the Company: CIA Diary

by Philip Agee

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Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal cover

1685. Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal

by Tom Shroder

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True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier cover

1686. True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier

by Jacob Grimm, Ernst Friedrich Johann Dronke, Georg Ludwig Von Maurer

Real Analysis: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook cover

1687. Real Analysis: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook

by Jay Cummings

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Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition) cover

1688. Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition)

by Richard Bird, Thomas E. Scruggs, Margo A. Mastropieri, Wadler, Edna Bird

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Consider Your Options: Get the Most from Your Equity Compensation cover

1689. Consider Your Options: Get the Most from Your Equity Compensation

by Kaye A. Thomas

The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color cover

1690. The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color

by Johannes Itten

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Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983 cover

1691. Computing in the Middle Ages: A View From the Trenches 1955-1983

by Severo M. Ornstein

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C# 5.0 in a Nutshell, 5th Edition cover

1692. C# 5.0 in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

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Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (Ayn Rand Library) cover

1693. Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (Ayn Rand Library)

by Leonard Peikoff

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article

1694. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger)

by Harvard Business Review

The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy cover

1695. The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy

by Dale Hunter

The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders – The Financial Strategies That Lead to Success cover

1696. The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders – The Financial Strategies That Lead to Success

by Jack D. Schwager

Cloud Atlas: A Novel cover

1697. Cloud Atlas: A Novel

by David Mitchell

Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge cover

1698. Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge

Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations cover

1699. Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations

by David E. Rumelhart

Semantic Information Processing cover

1700. Semantic Information Processing