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Heritage and Destiny: Reflections on the Bell System in Transition cover

1901. Heritage and Destiny: Reflections on the Bell System in Transition

by Alvin Von Auw

Effective Monitoring and Alerting cover

1902. Effective Monitoring and Alerting

by Slawek Ligus

Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models cover

1903. Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models

by Andrew Gelman, Jennifer Hill

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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who RIsked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II cover

1904. Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who RIsked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

by Robert Kurson

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Computer Crime Law (American Casebook) cover

1905. Computer Crime Law (American Casebook)

by Orin S. Kerr

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Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering) cover

1906. Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering)

by Jim Woodcock, Martin Loomes

Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development cover

1907. Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development

by Hillel Wayne

Rule 34 cover

1908. Rule 34

by Charles Stross

Signal Processing First cover

1909. Signal Processing First

by James H. McClellan, Ronald W. Schafer, Mark A. Yoder

Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score cover

1910. Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score

by Andy Kessler

The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) cover

1911. The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

by John Torpey

How Music Got Free: A Story of Obsession and Invention cover

1912. How Music Got Free: A Story of Obsession and Invention

by Stephen Witt

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution cover

1913. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

by L. Hunter Lovins, Amory Lovins, Paul Hawken

Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts cover

1914. Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts

by Christopher M. Bishop, Hugh Bishop

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The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes Time Changes and Time Zones cover

1915. The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes Time Changes and Time Zones

by Thomas G. Shanks

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less cover

1916. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

by Greg McKeown

Data Science from Scratch: First Principles with Python cover

1917. Data Science from Scratch: First Principles with Python

by Joel Grus

Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models cover

1918. Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

by Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann

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How to Develop a Super Power Memory cover

1919. How to Develop a Super Power Memory

by Harry Lorayne

Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons – A Portrait of the JPL Founder: Genius, Rocketry, and the Occult cover

1920. Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons – A Portrait of the JPL Founder: Genius, Rocketry, and the Occult

by George Pendle

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Zoology cover

1921. Zoology

by Robert L. Dorit

Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism cover

1922. Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism

by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian (Routledge Concise Grammars) (Italian Edition) cover

1923. Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian (Routledge Concise Grammars) (Italian Edition)

by Denise De Rôme

A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian (Routledge Reference Grammars) cover

1924. A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian (Routledge Reference Grammars)

by Martin Maiden, Cecilia Robustelli

A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language cover

1925. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

by Ted Gioia

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Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars) cover

1926. Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars)

by Anna Proudfoot, Francesco Cardo

The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm cover

1927. The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm

by Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr

Kellogg on Branding: The Marketing Faculty of The Kellogg School of Management cover

1928. Kellogg on Branding: The Marketing Faculty of The Kellogg School of Management

by Alice M. Tybout, Tim Calkins

Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator cover

1929. Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator

by Roger Dawson

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Graphics and Visualization: Principles & Algorithms cover

1930. Graphics and Visualization: Principles & Algorithms

by T. Theoharis, Georgios Papaioannou, Nikolaos Platis, Nicholas M. Patrikalakis

The law and the profits cover

1931. The law and the profits

by C. Northcote Parkinson

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Parkinson's Law cover

1932. Parkinson's Law

by C Northcote Parkinson

Mastering Algorithms with C cover

1933. Mastering Algorithms with C

by Kyle Loudon

What Do You Do With a Chance? — New York Times best seller cover

1934. What Do You Do With a Chance? — New York Times best seller

by Kobi Yamada

What Do You Do With a Problem? — New York Times best seller cover

1935. What Do You Do With a Problem? — New York Times best seller

by Kobi Yamada

I Wish You More cover

1936. I Wish You More

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace cover

1937. Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace

by Matthew C. Klein, Michael Pettis

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Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind) cover

1938. Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind)

by Andy Clark

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

1939. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks On Zen Meditation And Practice

by Shunryū Suzuki

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

1940. To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

by Daniel H. Pink

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

1941. Count Girls In: Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity

by Karen Panetta, Katianne Williams

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

1942. Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C#

by Tomas Petricek, Jon Skeet

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The Hindus: An Alternative History cover

1943. The Hindus: An Alternative History

by Wendy Doniger

The World's Writing Systems cover

1944. The World's Writing Systems

by William Bright, Peter T. Daniels

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What React Is and Why It Matters cover

1945. What React Is and Why It Matters

The Gervais Principle: The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2) cover

1946. The Gervais Principle: The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2)

by Venkatesh Rao

When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist cover

1947. When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist

by Paul Kalanithi

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

1948. 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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Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being cover

1949. 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

1950. Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities

by John Warner

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

1951. The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President

by George H. W. Bush

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

1952. 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

1953. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change

by Marc Benioff, Monica Langley

Paul Rand cover

1954. Paul Rand

by Steven Heller, Jessica Helfand

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Seeking SRE cover

1955. Seeking SRE

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

1956. 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

1957. Where's My Cow?

by Terry Pratchett

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

1958. One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

by Wade Davis

Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought cover

1959. Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought

by Vladimir Tasić

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

1960. 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

1961. Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

by Michael Morton

Precision Machining Technology cover

1962. Precision Machining Technology

by Peter J. Hoffman

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

1963. Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World

by Trevor Paglen

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

1964. PC Intern: System Programming : The Encyclopedia of DOS Programming Know How (Developer's Series/Book and Disk)

by Michael Tischer

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

1965. 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

1966. Technical Editing: The Practical Guide For Editors And Writers (Hewlett-Packard Press)

by Judith Tarutz

PHP: The Good Parts cover

1967. PHP: The Good Parts

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

1968. 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

1969. 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

1970. Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics, Revised Third Edition

by Seymour Lipschutz

Software Tools in Pascal cover

1971. Software Tools in Pascal

by Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger

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

1972. 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

1973. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

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

1974. 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

1975. The Children

by David Halberstam

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Jerry Peek cover

1976. Jerry Peek

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World cover

1977. 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

1978. 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

1979. 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

1980. 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

1981. 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

1982. 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

1983. 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

1984. 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

1985. 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

1986. How To Lie With Charts: Second Edition

by Gerald E. Jones

How to Draw Animals (Perigee) cover

1987. How to Draw Animals (Perigee)

by Jack Hamm

Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs cover

1988. Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs

by Mark Jason Dominus

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

1989. Parsing Techniques: A Practical Guide (Monographs in Computer Science)

by Dick Grune

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

1990. 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 Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science cover

1991. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

by Norman Doidge

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

1992. 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

1993. Strata + Hadoop World 2016 - San Jose, California: Video Compilation

Zen in the Art of Archery cover

1994. Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel

Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers cover

1995. Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers

by Bryan Magee

High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition cover

1996. High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition

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

1997. Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

by Kris Newby

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

1998. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

by Paul Tough

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Practical Signal Processing cover

1999. Practical Signal Processing

by Mark Owen

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

2000. 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour for Beginners

by George Moromisato