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

1901. A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian (Routledge Reference Grammars)

by Martin Maiden, Cecilia Robustelli

A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language cover

1902. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

by Ted Gioia

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Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars) cover

1903. Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars)

by Anna Proudfoot, Francesco Cardo

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

1904. 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

1905. 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

1906. Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator

by Roger Dawson

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Graphics and Visualization: Principles & Algorithms cover

1907. Graphics and Visualization: Principles & Algorithms

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

The law and the profits cover

1908. The law and the profits

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Parkinson's Law cover

1909. Parkinson's Law

by C Northcote Parkinson

Mastering Algorithms with C cover

1910. Mastering Algorithms with C

by Kyle Loudon

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

1911. 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

1912. What Do You Do With a Problem? — New York Times best seller

by Kobi Yamada

I Wish You More cover

1913. 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

1914. 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

1915. 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

1916. 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

1917. 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

1918. 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

1919. 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

1920. The Hindus: An Alternative History

by Wendy Doniger

The World's Writing Systems cover

1921. The World's Writing Systems

by William Bright, Peter T. Daniels

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What React Is and Why It Matters cover

1922. 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

1923. 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

1924. 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

1925. 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

1926. 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

1927. 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

1928. 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

1929. 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

1930. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change

by Marc Benioff, Monica Langley

Paul Rand cover

1931. Paul Rand

by Steven Heller, Jessica Helfand

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Seeking SRE cover

1932. Seeking SRE

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

1933. 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

1934. Where's My Cow?

by Terry Pratchett

Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought cover

1935. Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought

by Vladimir Tasić

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

1936. 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

1937. 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

1938. Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

by Michael Morton

Precision Machining Technology cover

1939. Precision Machining Technology

by Peter J. Hoffman

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

1940. 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

1941. 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

1942. 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

1943. Technical Editing: The Practical Guide For Editors And Writers (Hewlett-Packard Press)

by Judith Tarutz

PHP: The Good Parts cover

1944. 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

1945. 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

1946. Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy)

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

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

1947. The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science)

by Penguin Penguin India

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

1948. Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics, Revised Third Edition

by Seymour Lipschutz

Software Tools in Pascal cover

1949. Software Tools in Pascal

by Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks cover

1950. 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

1951. 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

1952. The Children

by David Halberstam

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Jerry Peek cover

1953. Jerry Peek

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World cover

1954. 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

1955. 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

1956. 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

1957. 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

1958. 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

1959. 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

1960. 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

1961. 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

1962. 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

1963. How To Lie With Charts: Second Edition

by Gerald E. Jones

How to Draw Animals (Perigee) cover

1964. How to Draw Animals (Perigee)

by Jack Hamm

Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs cover

1965. Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs

by Mark Jason Dominus

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

1966. 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

1967. 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

1968. 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

1969. 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

1970. Strata + Hadoop World 2016 - San Jose, California: Video Compilation

Zen in the Art of Archery cover

1971. Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel

Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers cover

1972. Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers

by Bryan Magee

High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition cover

1973. High Performance MySQL, 4th Edition

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

1974. 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

1975. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

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Practical Signal Processing cover

1976. Practical Signal Processing

by Mark Owen

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

1977. 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour for Beginners

by George Moromisato

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

1978. Game Programming Tricks of the Trade (The Premier Press Game Development Series)

by Lorenzo D. Phillips

Discrimination and Disparities cover

1979. Discrimination and Disparities

by Thomas Sowell

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

1980. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World

by Julian Dibbell

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

1981. 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

1982. Visual Differential Geometry and Forms: A Mathematical Drama in Five Acts

by Tristan Needham

How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone cover

1983. How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

by Brian McCullough

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

1984. 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

1985. 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

1986. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

by Mike Davis

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus cover

1987. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus

by Michael Spivak

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

1988. Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry

by George F. Simmons

Introducing RLlib: A composable and scalable reinforcement learning library cover

1989. Introducing RLlib: A composable and scalable reinforcement learning library

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

1990. Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell: Techniques for Multicore and Multithreaded Programming

by Simon Marlow

Haskell Data Analysis Cookbook cover

1991. Haskell Data Analysis Cookbook

by Nishant Shukla

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

1992. 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

1993. The Quetzel and the Macaw: The Story of Costa Rica's National Parks

by David Rains Wallace

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

1994. Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition

by Peter Bevelin

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Secrets From A Stargazer's Notebook cover

1995. Secrets From A Stargazer's Notebook

by Debbi Kempton Smith

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

1996. Designing Audio Effect Plugins in C++: For AAX, AU, and VST3 with DSP Theory

by Will C. Pirkle

Digital Audio Signal Processing cover

1997. Digital Audio Signal Processing

by Udo Zölzer

DAFX: Digital Audio Effects cover

1998. DAFX: Digital Audio Effects

by Udo Zölzer

Late-Talking Children cover

1999. Late-Talking Children

by Thomas Sowell

The Absorbent Mind cover

2000. The Absorbent Mind

by Maria Montessori