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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

4301. 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 Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law cover

4302. The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law

by William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner

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

4303. 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

4304. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

by Eric Jorgenson

GPGPU Programming for Games and Science cover

4305. GPGPU Programming for Games and Science

by David H. Eberly

Clojure Inside Out cover

4306. Clojure Inside Out

The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Religion: A Reader (Controversies in the Study of Religion) cover

4307. The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Religion: A Reader (Controversies in the Study of Religion)

by Russell T. McCutcheon

Benjamin Franklin cover

4308. Benjamin Franklin

by Edmund Sears Morgan

The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics) cover

4309. The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics)

by Benjamin Franklin

Emotions Revealed, Second Edition cover

4310. Emotions Revealed, Second Edition

by Paul Ekman

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

4311. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love

by Richard M. Restak

Orality and Literacy (New Accents) cover

4312. Orality and Literacy (New Accents)

by Walter J. Ong, John Hartley

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life cover

4313. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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

4314. 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

4315. 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

4316. 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

4317. The Economics of Software Quality

by Capers Jones, Olivier Bonsignour

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

4318. 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

4319. The Sphere of Influence: The Heliocentric Perversion of the Gospel

by Edward Hendrie

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

4320. The Greatest Lie on Earth (Expanded Edition): Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe

by Edward Hendrie

Outliers: The Story of Success cover

4321. Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell, Malcolm Gladwell

The Art of Software Security Assessment: Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities (Volume 1 of 2) cover

4322. The Art of Software Security Assessment: Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities (Volume 1 of 2)

by Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh

Artificial Intelligence for Games cover

4323. Artificial Intelligence for Games

by Ian Millington

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

4324. 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

4325. 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

4326. Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric

by Thomas Gryta, Ted Mann

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments cover

4327. Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

by Robert Bruce Thompson

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction cover

4328. Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

by Timothy Gowers

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The Quest for Artificial Intelligence cover

4329. The Quest for Artificial Intelligence

by Nils J. Nilsson

The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics) cover

4330. The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics)

by James Boswell

JavaScript Enlightenment cover

4331. JavaScript Enlightenment

1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England cover

4332. 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

by Walter Carruthers Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman

The Science of Programming (Monographs in Computer Science) cover

4333. The Science of Programming (Monographs in Computer Science)

by David Gries

Geometric Algebra for Physicists cover

4334. Geometric Algebra for Physicists

by Chris Doran, Anthony Lasenby

The Fractal Geometry of Nature cover

4335. The Fractal Geometry of Nature

by Benoît B. Mandelbrot, Josep Maria Llosa, Josep Maria Llosa

Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code cover

4336. Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code

by Van Lindberg

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Red Rising cover

4337. Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

The Internet Is My Religion cover

4338. The Internet Is My Religion

by Jim Gilliam

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Babylon Bee Guide to Gender cover

4339. Babylon Bee Guide to Gender

by Babylon Bee

The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment cover

4340. The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

by Barbara Ehrenreich

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Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design cover

4341. Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design

by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler

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

4342. 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

4343. Target de Gaulle: The true story of the 31 attempts on the life of the French president

by Pierre Démaret, Christian Plume

The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers cover

4344. The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers

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Lifespan of a Fact cover

4345. Lifespan of a Fact

by John D'Agata, Jim Fingal

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

4346. The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated)

by Kahlil Gibran

Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series) cover

4347. Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series)

by Andrei Alexandrescu

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

4348. Texting Manual 4 Every1: A compilation of over 5000 Signs, acronyms and texting symbols

by Alexis McGeachy

TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY cover

4349. TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY

by Carter V. Findley

The CIA World Factbook 2025-2026 cover

4350. The CIA World Factbook 2025-2026

by Central Intelligence Agency

Why We're Polarized cover

4351. Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein

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

4352. 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

4353. Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence)

by Harold Abelson, Andrea Disessa

Modules vs. microservices cover

4354. Modules vs. microservices

Your Money or Your Life - Revised and Updated: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence cover

4355. Your Money or Your Life - Revised and Updated: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence

by Vicki Robin

The Goal cover

4356. The Goal

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

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

4357. An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists (Texts in Computing)

by Chris Hankin

How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization cover

4358. How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization

by Mortimer Jerome Adler

Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) cover

4359. Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)

by Aaron Hillegass

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Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome cover

4360. Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

by Emil F. Pascarelli

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

4361. The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books)

by Kathleen Purcell Munley

Fire Underground cover

4362. Fire Underground

by David DeKok

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace cover

4363. On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

by Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen

Superflat (English and Japanese Edition) cover

4364. Superflat (English and Japanese Edition)

by 村上隆

An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (Computational Molecular Biology) cover

4365. An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (Computational Molecular Biology)

by Neil C. Jones, Pavel A. Pevzner

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People cover

4366. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk

ART OF FIRE cover

4367. ART OF FIRE

by James McKelvey

Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors cover

4368. Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors

by Gordon Claridge, Ruth Pryor, Gwen Watkins

A Naval History of World War I cover

4369. A Naval History of World War I

by Paul G. Halpern

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Thinking with Data cover

4370. Thinking with Data

Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy) cover

4371. Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy)

by Mary Renault

The Red Book (Philemon) cover

4372. The Red Book (Philemon)

by Carl G. Jung

Theory of Moral Sentiments (Great Books in Philosophy) cover

4373. Theory of Moral Sentiments (Great Books in Philosophy)

by Adam Smith

Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming InterviewQuestions and Solutions cover

4374. Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming InterviewQuestions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World cover

4375. American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World

by David E. Stannard

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

4376. One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

by Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson

The Definitive Guide to SQLite (Expert's Voice in Open Source) cover

4377. The Definitive Guide to SQLite (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

by Grant Allen

Operating System Design: The XINU Approach cover

4378. Operating System Design: The XINU Approach

by Douglas Comer

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

4379. How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto – A Witty Antidote to Modern Work Culture

by Tom Hodgkinson

No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam cover

4380. No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

by Reza Aslan

Readings in Computer Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

4381. Readings in Computer Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by Mark D. Hill

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

4382. Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet

by Ugo Bardi

Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems cover

4383. Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems

by Edward R. Dougherty, Charles Robert Giardina

Inside the As/400 cover

4384. Inside the As/400

by Frank G. Soltis

Why We Nap: Evolution, Chronobiology, and Functions of Polyphasic and Ultrashort Sleep cover

4385. Why We Nap: Evolution, Chronobiology, and Functions of Polyphasic and Ultrashort Sleep

by Claudio Stampi

Hadoop: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition cover

4386. Hadoop: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition

Hadoop Application Architectures cover

4387. Hadoop Application Architectures

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

4388. Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5

by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School cover

4389. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

by John Medina

The Northern Crusades: Second Edition cover

4390. The Northern Crusades: Second Edition

by Eric Christiansen

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Nero: Emperor and Court cover

4391. Nero: Emperor and Court

by J. F. Drinkwater

Fascinating Fungi of New England cover

4392. Fascinating Fungi of New England

by Lawrence Millman

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

4393. Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

by Alexander Schwab

100 Edible Mushrooms cover

4394. 100 Edible Mushrooms

by Michael Kuo

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

4395. Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality

by Ronald L. Mallett, Bruce B. Henderson

Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community cover

4396. Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community

by Joy Deangdeelert Cho

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income cover

4397. ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

by Darren Rowse

French Revolution (Revolutions in the Modern World) cover

4398. French Revolution (Revolutions in the Modern World)

by J. F. Bosher

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk cover

4399. 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

4400. Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life

by Freeman J. Dyson