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The Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink – John Snow, Deadly Cholera Epidemics, and Catastrophic Hazards cover

3001. The Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink – John Snow, Deadly Cholera Epidemics, and Catastrophic Hazards

by Robert D. Morris

The Theory of Critical Phenomena: An Introduction to the Renormalization Group (Oxford Science Publications) cover

3002. The Theory of Critical Phenomena: An Introduction to the Renormalization Group (Oxford Science Publications)

by James Binney, J.J. Binney, N. J. Dowrick, A. J. Fisher, M. E. J. Newman, N.J. Dowrick, A.J. Fisher, M.E.J. Newman, J. J. Binney

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A Master's Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living cover

3003. A Master's Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living

by Kapil Gupta

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness cover

3004. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

by Eric Jorgenson

GPGPU Programming for Games and Science cover

3005. GPGPU Programming for Games and Science

by David H. Eberly

Clojure Inside Out cover

3006. Clojure Inside Out

Benjamin Franklin cover

3007. Benjamin Franklin

by Edmund Sears Morgan

The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics) cover

3008. The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics)

by Benjamin Franklin

Building Web Reputation Systems cover

3009. Building Web Reputation Systems

by F. Randall Farmer

Emotions Revealed, Second Edition cover

3010. Emotions Revealed, Second Edition

The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love cover

3011. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love

by Richard M. Restak

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology) cover

3012. The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)

by K. Anders Ericsson, Robert R. Hoffman, Aaron Kozbelt, A. Mark Williams

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge cover

3013. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939-1945 cover

3014. Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939-1945

by Alfred Price

The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War cover

3015. The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

by Stephen Kinzer

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The Economics of Software Quality cover

3016. The Economics of Software Quality

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer (Pantheon Graphic Library) cover

3017. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer (Pantheon Graphic Library)

by Sydney Padua

The Sphere of Influence: The Heliocentric Perversion of the Gospel cover

3018. The Sphere of Influence: The Heliocentric Perversion of the Gospel

by Edward Hendrie

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The Greatest Lie on Earth (Expanded Edition): Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe cover

3019. The Greatest Lie on Earth (Expanded Edition): Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe

by Edward Hendrie

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer cover

3020. The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything cover

3021. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs cover

3022. Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs

by Jon Koomey

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The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women cover

3023. The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women

by Laura Swan

The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't cover

3024. The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

by Julia Galef

Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric cover

3025. Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric

by Thomas Gryta, Ted Mann

The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview cover

3026. The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments cover

3027. Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

by Robert Bruce Thompson

The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics) cover

3028. The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics)

by James Boswell

1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England cover

3029. 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

by Walter Carruthers Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman

Geometric Algebra for Physicists cover

3030. Geometric Algebra for Physicists

by Chris Doran, Anthony Lasenby

Red Rising cover

3031. Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

The Internet Is My Religion cover

3032. The Internet Is My Religion

by Jim Gilliam

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Babylon Bee Guide to Gender cover

3033. Babylon Bee Guide to Gender

by Babylon Bee

Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction (Dover Transportation) cover

3034. Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction (Dover Transportation)

by Archibald Sharp

Target de Gaulle: The true story of the 31 attempts on the life of the French president cover

3035. Target de Gaulle: The true story of the 31 attempts on the life of the French president

by Pierre Démaret, Christian Plume

How the World Was One cover

3036. How the World Was One

by Arthur Charles Clarke

The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated) cover

3037. The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated)

by Kahlil Gibran

Texting Manual 4 Every1: A compilation of over 5000 Signs, acronyms and texting symbols cover

3038. Texting Manual 4 Every1: A compilation of over 5000 Signs, acronyms and texting symbols

by Alexis McGeachy

TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY cover

3039. TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY

by Carter V. Findley

Why We're Polarized cover

3040. Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein

Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy cover

3041. Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy

by Alex Moazed, Nicholas L. Johnson

Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence) cover

3042. Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence)

by Harold Abelson, Andrea Disessa

Modules vs. microservices cover

3043. Modules vs. microservices

The Goal cover

3044. The Goal

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists (Texts in Computing) cover

3045. An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists (Texts in Computing)

by Chris Hankin

The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books) cover

3046. The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books)

by Kathleen Purcell Munley

Fire Underground cover

3047. Fire Underground

by David DeKok

The Real Analysis Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Understand Proofs (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides) cover

3048. The Real Analysis Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Understand Proofs (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides)

by Raffi Grinberg

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Superflat (English and Japanese Edition) cover

3049. Superflat (English and Japanese Edition)

by 村上隆

ART OF FIRE cover

3050. ART OF FIRE

by James McKelvey

Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors cover

3051. Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors

by Gordon Claridge, Ruth Pryor, Gwen Watkins

The Red Book (Philemon) cover

3052. The Red Book (Philemon)

by Carl G. Jung

One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player cover

3053. One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

by Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson

How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto – A Witty Antidote to Modern Work Culture cover

3054. How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto – A Witty Antidote to Modern Work Culture

by Tom Hodgkinson

Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet cover

3055. Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet

by Ugo Bardi

Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems cover

3056. Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems

by Edward R. Dougherty, Charles Robert Giardina

Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5 cover

3057. Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5

by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri

The Northern Crusades: Second Edition cover

3058. The Northern Crusades: Second Edition

by Eric Christiansen

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Nero: Emperor and Court cover

3059. Nero: Emperor and Court

by J. F. Drinkwater

Fascinating Fungi of New England cover

3060. Fascinating Fungi of New England

by Lawrence Millman

100 Edible Mushrooms cover

3061. 100 Edible Mushrooms

by Michael Kuo

Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms cover

3062. Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

by Alexander Schwab

Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality cover

3063. Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality

by Ronald L. Mallett, Bruce B. Henderson

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk cover

3064. How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk

by Douglas W. Hubbard, Richard Seiersen

Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life cover

3065. Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life

by Freeman J. Dyson

The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series) cover

3066. The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series)

by Peter C. Zimmerman

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life cover

3067. The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life

by Robert Becker, Gary Selden

Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates cover

3068. Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates

by Ian Miller

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents cover

3069. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson

The Boron Letters cover

3070. The Boron Letters

by Gary Halbert, Bond Halbert

Inside the C++ Object Model cover

3071. Inside the C++ Object Model

by Stanley B. Lippman

The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner cover

3072. The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

by Daniel Ellsberg

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Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age cover

3073. Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age

by Ann Blair

Notebooks, English Virtuosi, and Early Modern Science cover

3074. Notebooks, English Virtuosi, and Early Modern Science

by Richard Yeo

The Measurement of Time: Time, Frequency and the Atomic Clock cover

3075. The Measurement of Time: Time, Frequency and the Atomic Clock

by Claude Audoin, Bernard Guinot

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time cover

3076. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time

by Jonathan Weiner

Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders cover

3077. Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

by L. David Marquet

Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know cover

3078. Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know

by Gregory Wrightstone

Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear cover

3079. Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear

by Michael Bazzell

A Hellenistic Anthology (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) cover

3080. A Hellenistic Anthology (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

by Neil Hopkinson

Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command cover

3081. Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command

The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters) cover

3082. The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters)

by W. Daniel Hillis

Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy (Studies in Critical Social Sciences) cover

3083. Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy (Studies in Critical Social Sciences)

by Stuart Davis

The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes cover

3084. The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food cover

3085. Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

by Catherine Shanahan, M.D., Luke Shanahan

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Outrageous Japanese: Slang, Curses and Epithets (Japanese Phrasebook) cover

3086. Outrageous Japanese: Slang, Curses and Epithets (Japanese Phrasebook)

by Jack Seward

Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity cover

3087. Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity

by Edward Gilman Slingerland

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eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work cover

3088. eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work

by Randall E. Stross

Meetings with Remarkable Trees cover

3089. Meetings with Remarkable Trees

Remarkable Trees of the World cover

3090. Remarkable Trees of the World

The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas cover

3091. The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas

by Espen Gaarder Haug

Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book) cover

3092. Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book)

by Don Norman, Tamara Dunaeff

Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man cover

3093. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

by Marshall McLuhan

Tragic Design cover

3094. Tragic Design

by Jonathan Shariat. Cynthia Saucier Savard

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Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am cover

3095. Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am

by Robert Gandt

Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation (Dover Books on Engineering) cover

3096. Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation (Dover Books on Engineering)

by David S. Touretzky

Kingdom of the Wicked Book One: Rules cover

3097. Kingdom of the Wicked Book One: Rules

by Helen Dale

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At Home: A Short History of Private Life cover

3098. At Home: A Short History of Private Life

by Bill Bryson

Palm Programming: The Developer's Guide cover

3099. Palm Programming: The Developer's Guide

Ultimate Go Programming, Second Edition cover

3100. Ultimate Go Programming, Second Edition

by William Kennedy