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I Wish You More cover

1901. I Wish You More

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others cover

1902. To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

by Daniel H. Pink

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Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C# cover

1903. Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C#

by Tomas Petricek, Jon Skeet

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks On Zen Meditation And Practice cover

1904. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks On Zen Meditation And Practice

by Shunryū Suzuki

A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market cover

1905. A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market

by Edward O. Thorp

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Count Girls In: Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity cover

1906. Count Girls In: Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity

by Karen Panetta, Katianne Williams

The Hindus: An Alternative History cover

1907. The Hindus: An Alternative History

by Wendy Doniger

The World's Writing Systems cover

1908. The World's Writing Systems

by William Bright, Peter T. Daniels

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What React Is and Why It Matters cover

1909. What React Is and Why It Matters

When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist cover

1910. When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist

by Paul Kalanithi

Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being cover

1911. Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being

by Neil Theise

Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities cover

1912. Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities

by John Warner

Paul Rand cover

1913. Paul Rand

by Steven Heller, Jessica Helfand

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Seeking SRE cover

1914. Seeking SRE

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The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President cover

1915. The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President

by George H. W. Bush

Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought cover

1916. Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought

by Vladimir Tasić

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The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry cover

1917. The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry

by Paul Starr

Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change cover

1918. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change

by Marc Benioff, Monica Langley

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Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education cover

1919. Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education

by Danielle S. Allen

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Where's My Cow? cover

1920. Where's My Cow?

by Terry Pratchett

One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest cover

1921. One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

by Wade Davis

Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness cover

1922. Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness

by Roger Penrose

Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir cover

1923. Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

by Michael Morton

PC Intern: System Programming : The Encyclopedia of DOS Programming Know How (Developer's Series/Book and Disk) cover

1924. PC Intern: System Programming : The Encyclopedia of DOS Programming Know How (Developer's Series/Book and Disk)

by Michael Tischer

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PHP: The Good Parts cover

1925. PHP: The Good Parts

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Precision Machining Technology cover

1926. Precision Machining Technology

by Peter J. Hoffman

Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World cover

1927. Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World

by Trevor Paglen

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World cover

1928. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

by Malcolm Harris

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Technical Editing: The Practical Guide For Editors And Writers (Hewlett-Packard Press) cover

1929. Technical Editing: The Practical Guide For Editors And Writers (Hewlett-Packard Press)

by Judith Tarutz

The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science) cover

1930. The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science)

by Penguin Penguin India

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks cover

1931. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

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The Coward's Guide to Conflict: Empowering Solutions for Those Who Would Rather Run Than Fight cover

1932. The Coward's Guide to Conflict: Empowering Solutions for Those Who Would Rather Run Than Fight

by Tim Ursiny, Timothy E. Ursiny

Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy) cover

1933. Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy)

by John Martin Fischer, Robert Kane, Derk Pereboom, Manuel Vargas

Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics, Revised Third Edition cover

1934. Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics, Revised Third Edition

by Seymour Lipschutz

Software Tools in Pascal cover

1935. Software Tools in Pascal

by Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger

The Datacenter as a Computer: Designing Warehouse-Scale Machines, Third Edition (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture) cover

1936. The Datacenter as a Computer: Designing Warehouse-Scale Machines, Third Edition (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture)

by Luiz André Barroso, Urs Hölzle, Parthasarathy Ranganathan

The Children cover

1937. The Children

by David Halberstam

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Jerry Peek cover

1938. Jerry Peek

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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World cover

1939. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

by Henry Grabar

Bill Evans – Jazz Piano Solos Songbook | Volume 19 in Jazz Piano Solos Series | 24 Classic Jazz Standards for Solo Piano | Arranged by Brent Edstrom for Intermediate to Advanced Players cover

1940. Bill Evans – Jazz Piano Solos Songbook | Volume 19 in Jazz Piano Solos Series | 24 Classic Jazz Standards for Solo Piano | Arranged by Brent Edstrom for Intermediate to Advanced Players

by Bill Evans, Brent Edstrom

Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery cover

1941. Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery

by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

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Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World cover

1942. Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

by George Gilder

Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World cover

1943. Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World

by Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell

40 Principles: TRIZ Keys to Innovation [Extended Edition] cover

1944. 40 Principles: TRIZ Keys to Innovation [Extended Edition]

by Genrikh Saulovich Alʹtshuller

Beyond O.K.: Psychegenic Tools Relating to Health of Body and Mind (Psychegenic Library of Experiential Protocols) cover

1945. Beyond O.K.: Psychegenic Tools Relating to Health of Body and Mind (Psychegenic Library of Experiential Protocols)

by Win Wenger

Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals cover

1946. Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals

by Tyler Cowen

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Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People cover

1947. Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People

by Bradford D. Smart

How To Lie With Charts: Second Edition cover

1948. How To Lie With Charts: Second Edition

by Gerald E. Jones

How to Draw Animals (Perigee) cover

1949. How to Draw Animals (Perigee)

by Jack Hamm

Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs cover

1950. Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs

by Mark Jason Dominus

Parsing Techniques: A Practical Guide (Monographs in Computer Science) cover

1951. Parsing Techniques: A Practical Guide (Monographs in Computer Science)

by Dick Grune

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science cover

1952. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

by Norman Doidge

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The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience cover

1953. The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience

by Martin Elias Pete Seligman

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The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness cover

1954. The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Eric Swanson

Strata + Hadoop World 2016 - San Jose, California: Video Compilation cover

1955. Strata + Hadoop World 2016 - San Jose, California: Video Compilation

Zen in the Art of Archery cover

1956. Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel

Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons cover

1957. Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

by Kris Newby

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Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers cover

1958. Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers

by Bryan Magee

High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition cover

1959. High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character cover

1960. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

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Practical Signal Processing cover

1961. Practical Signal Processing

by Mark Owen

101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour for Beginners cover

1962. 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour for Beginners

by George Moromisato

My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World cover

1963. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World

by Julian Dibbell

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Game Programming Tricks of the Trade (The Premier Press Game Development Series) cover

1964. Game Programming Tricks of the Trade (The Premier Press Game Development Series)

by Lorenzo D. Phillips

Discrimination and Disparities cover

1965. Discrimination and Disparities

by Thomas Sowell

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How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone cover

1966. How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

by Brian McCullough

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Abandoned Ship: An intimate account of the Costa Concordia shipwreck cover

1967. Abandoned Ship: An intimate account of the Costa Concordia shipwreck

by Benji Smith

Visual Differential Geometry and Forms: A Mathematical Drama in Five Acts cover

1968. Visual Differential Geometry and Forms: A Mathematical Drama in Five Acts

by Tristan Needham

Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance cover

1969. Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance

by Nicholas Kardaras

Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge (Issues in Crime and Justice) cover

1970. Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge (Issues in Crime and Justice)

by Donna Selman

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles cover

1971. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

by Mike Davis

Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition cover

1972. Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition

by Peter Bevelin

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus cover

1973. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus

by Michael Spivak

Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry cover

1974. Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry

by George F. Simmons

Introducing RLlib: A composable and scalable reinforcement learning library cover

1975. Introducing RLlib: A composable and scalable reinforcement learning library

Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell: Techniques for Multicore and Multithreaded Programming cover

1976. Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell: Techniques for Multicore and Multithreaded Programming

by Simon Marlow

Haskell Data Analysis Cookbook cover

1977. Haskell Data Analysis Cookbook

by Nishant Shukla

Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data cover

1978. Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data

by Carissa Véliz

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The Quetzel and the Macaw: The Story of Costa Rica's National Parks cover

1979. The Quetzel and the Macaw: The Story of Costa Rica's National Parks

by David Rains Wallace

Secrets From A Stargazer's Notebook cover

1980. Secrets From A Stargazer's Notebook

by Debbi Kempton Smith

Dark Hero of the Information Age: In Search of Norbert Wiener The Father of Cybernetics cover

1981. Dark Hero of the Information Age: In Search of Norbert Wiener The Father of Cybernetics

by Flo Conway, Jim Siegelman

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Designing Audio Effect Plugins in C++: For AAX, AU, and VST3 with DSP Theory cover

1982. Designing Audio Effect Plugins in C++: For AAX, AU, and VST3 with DSP Theory

by Will C. Pirkle

Digital Audio Signal Processing cover

1983. Digital Audio Signal Processing

by Udo Zölzer

DAFX: Digital Audio Effects cover

1984. DAFX: Digital Audio Effects

by Udo Zölzer

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past cover

1985. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich

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Late-Talking Children cover

1986. Late-Talking Children

by Thomas Sowell

The Absorbent Mind cover

1987. The Absorbent Mind

by Maria Montessori

Embedded Controller Forth For The 8051 Family cover

1988. Embedded Controller Forth For The 8051 Family

by William H. Payne

Beyond BIOS: Developing with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 2nd Edition cover

1989. Beyond BIOS: Developing with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 2nd Edition

by Vincent Zimmer, Michael Rothman, Suresh Marisetty

uC/OS-III: The Real-Time Kernel cover

1990. uC/OS-III: The Real-Time Kernel

by Jean J. Labrosse

Data Structures Using C cover

1991. Data Structures Using C

by Aaron M. Tenenbaum, Yedidyah Langsam, Moshe Augenstein

Data Structures In C cover

1992. Data Structures In C

by Noel Kalicharan

API Design for C++ cover

1993. API Design for C++

by Martin Reddy

An Embedded Software Primer cover

1994. An Embedded Software Primer

by David E. Simon

The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda cover

1995. The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda

by Ali H. Soufan

The Philosophy of Language cover

1996. The Philosophy of Language

by Aloysius Martinich, David Sosa

Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (Popular Science) cover

1997. Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (Popular Science)

by Nick Lane

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Longing to Know cover

1998. Longing to Know

by Esther Lightcap Meek

Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State cover

1999. Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

by Byron Tau

The Art of Electronics Student Manual cover

2000. The Art of Electronics Student Manual

by Thomas C. Hayes, Paul Horowitz

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