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

1701. 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

1702. Reality Is What You Can Get Away With

by Robert Anton Wilson

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

1703. 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

1704. 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

1705. Real Analysis: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook

by Jay Cummings

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

1706. 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

1707. 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

1708. 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

1709. 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

1710. C# 5.0 in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

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

1711. 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

1712. The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy

by Dale Hunter

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

1713. Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (Ayn Rand Library)

by Leonard Peikoff

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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs: The bestselling classic that transforms how you see the world around you - a must-read for all nature lovers cover

1714. The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs: The bestselling classic that transforms how you see the world around you - a must-read for all nature lovers

by Tristan Gooley

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

1715. 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

1716. Cloud Atlas: A Novel

by David Mitchell

Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations cover

1717. Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations

by David E. Rumelhart

Semantic Information Processing cover

1718. Semantic Information Processing

by Marvin Minsky

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

1719. Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community cover

1720. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

by Robert D. Putnam

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action cover

1721. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Simon Sinek

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Performance Modeling and Design of Computer Systems: Queueing Theory in Action cover

1722. Performance Modeling and Design of Computer Systems: Queueing Theory in Action

by Mor Harchol-Balter

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The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States) cover

1723. The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States)

by Richard White

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The Analyst cover

1724. The Analyst

by Y. N

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth cover

1725. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth

by Paul Hoffman

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Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil cover

1726. Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

by Tom Mueller

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The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation cover

1727. The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation

by Greg LeRoy

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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers cover

1728. Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers

by Andy Greenberg

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Revenue Management: Hard-Core Tactics for Market Domination cover

1729. Revenue Management: Hard-Core Tactics for Market Domination

by Robert G. Cross

The Anatomist cover

1730. The Anatomist

by Federico Andahazi

ACM Turing Award Lectures: The First Twenty Years 1966-1985 cover

1731. ACM Turing Award Lectures: The First Twenty Years 1966-1985

by Robert L.. Ashenhurst

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The Revolutionary Phenotype: The amazing story of how life begins and how it ends cover

1732. The Revolutionary Phenotype: The amazing story of how life begins and how it ends

by J. F. Gariépy

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Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics) cover

1733. Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics)

by Thupten Jinpa.

Essential Mind Training (Tibetan Classics) cover

1734. Essential Mind Training (Tibetan Classics)

by Thupten Jinpa

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise cover

1735. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

by Anders Ericsson

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

1736. Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's…

by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave

An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives (Academic Press Advanced Finance) cover

1737. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives (Academic Press Advanced Finance)

by Salih N. Neftci

Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance (The Wiley Finance Series) cover

1738. Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance (The Wiley Finance Series)

by Paul Wilmott

The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science (Union Square & Co. Milestones) cover

1739. The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science (Union Square & Co. Milestones)

by Simson L. Garfinkel, Rachel H. Grunspan

Check Your Privilege: Lean into the discomfort cover

1740. Check Your Privilege: Lean into the discomfort

by Myisha Hill, Jennifer Kinney, Tina Strawn

Check Your Privilege: Live into the Work cover

1741. Check Your Privilege: Live into the Work

by Myisha Hill

Essential COM cover

1742. Essential COM

by Don Box

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Writing a C Compiler: Build a Real Programming Language from Scratch cover

1743. Writing a C Compiler: Build a Real Programming Language from Scratch

by Nora Sandler

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Java Cookbook cover

1744. Java Cookbook

by Ian F. Darwin

Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess) cover

1745. Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess)

by Hans Kmoch

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Vintage International) cover

1746. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Vintage International)

by 村上春樹

There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Her Country's Children cover

1747. There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Her Country's Children

by Melissa Fay Greene

Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security cover

1748. Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security

by Masanobu Fukuoka

War with the Newts cover

1749. War with the Newts

by Karel Čapek

Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life cover

1750. Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life

by Brent Gleeson

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American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon cover

1751. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

by Steven Rinella

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How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

1752. How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps

by Lawrence Krubner, Natalie Sidner

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We Were Burning: Japanese Entrepreneurs And The Forging Of The Electronic Age cover

1753. We Were Burning: Japanese Entrepreneurs And The Forging Of The Electronic Age

by Bob Johnstone

The Forever War cover

1754. The Forever War

by Dexter Filkins

Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development cover

1755. Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development

by Philippe Kruchten, Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk cover

1756. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

The Price of Admission (Updated Edition): How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates cover

1757. The Price of Admission (Updated Edition): How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

by Daniel Golden

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The Jazz Piano Book cover

1758. The Jazz Piano Book

by Mark Levine

Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings cover

1759. Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings

by Ben Shapiro

The New Turing Omnibus cover

1760. The New Turing Omnibus

by A. K. Dewdney

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Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen Beetle cover

1761. Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen Beetle

by Walter Henry Nelson

Death March: The Complete Software Developer's Guide to Surviving 'Mission Impossible' Projects (Yourdon Computing Series) cover

1762. Death March: The Complete Software Developer's Guide to Surviving 'Mission Impossible' Projects (Yourdon Computing Series)

by Edward Yourdon

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling cover

1763. Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

by Meathead Goldwyn

Algorithms in C++, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structure, Sorting, Searching, Third Edition cover

1764. Algorithms in C++, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structure, Sorting, Searching, Third Edition

by Robert Sedgewick

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Mind Performance Hacks cover

1765. Mind Performance Hacks

by Ron Hale-Evans

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Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry cover

1766. Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry

by Howard Scott Warshaw

Borges: Selected Non-Fictions cover

1767. Borges: Selected Non-Fictions

by Jorge Luis Borges

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Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done cover

1768. Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done

by Jon Acuff

Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Globalization of Organized Crime cover

1769. Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Globalization of Organized Crime

by Michael Woodiwiss

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Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide, 2nd Edition cover

1770. Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide, 2nd Edition

by Martin Odersky, Lex Spoon, Bill Venners

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Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle cover

1771. Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle

by Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen

WebGL: Up and Running: Building 3D Graphics for the Web cover

1772. WebGL: Up and Running: Building 3D Graphics for the Web

by Tony Parisi

Learning Core Audio: A Hands-On Guide to Audio Programming for Mac and iOS cover

1773. Learning Core Audio: A Hands-On Guide to Audio Programming for Mac and iOS

by Chris Adamson, Kevin Avila

Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist cover

1774. Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist

by Om P. Malik

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Programming Phoenix: Productive |> Reliable |> Fast cover

1775. Programming Phoenix: Productive |> Reliable |> Fast

by Chris McCord, Bruce Tate, José Valim

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Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus cover

1776. Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus

by Richard C. Carrier

Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us cover

1777. Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us

Modern PHP cover

1778. Modern PHP

by Josh Lockhart

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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Revised Edition) cover

1779. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Revised Edition)

by Giulia Enders

The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship cover

1780. The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship

by Alex Beam

The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton cover

1781. The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton

by William Edward Leuchtenburg

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control cover

1782. Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

by Stuart Jonathan Russell

Designing Active Server Pages cover

1783. Designing Active Server Pages

by Scott Mitchell

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Network Security Through Data Analysis cover

1784. Network Security Through Data Analysis

by Michael Collins

REST in Practice cover

1785. REST in Practice

by Jim Webber

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Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War cover

1786. Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War

by W. Craig Reed

Life and Death in Shanghai cover

1787. Life and Death in Shanghai

by Cheng Nien

How the End Begins: The Road to a Nuclear World War III cover

1788. How the End Begins: The Road to a Nuclear World War III

by Ron Rosenbaum

Kissinger: The Adventures of Super-Kraut cover

1789. Kissinger: The Adventures of Super-Kraut

by Charles Ashman, Charles G. Hulse

City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas cover

1790. City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas

by Roger Crowley

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The quintessential dictionary cover

1791. The quintessential dictionary

by I. Moyer Hunsberger

The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations cover

1792. The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations

by Dietrich Dorner

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How to win friends and influence people cover

1793. How to win friends and influence people

by Dale Carnegie

Shipwreck (Panther science fiction) cover

1794. Shipwreck (Panther science fiction)

by Charles Logan

How Google Works cover

1795. How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg

The End of Error cover

1796. The End of Error

by John L. Gustafson

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Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters cover

1797. Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

by Steven E. Koonin

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The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process cover

1798. The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process

by Thomas M. Sterner

Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South (New Directions in Social Psychology) cover

1799. Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South (New Directions in Social Psychology)

by Richard E Nisbett, Dov Cohen

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Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking cover

1800. Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking

by Richard E. Nisbett