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Payments Systems in the U.S.: A Guide for the Payments Professional cover

401. Payments Systems in the U.S.: A Guide for the Payments Professional

by Carol Coye Benson, Scott Loftesness, Russ Jones
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality cover

402. Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality

by Edward Frenkel
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

403. Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder cover

404. Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.
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Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor: The complex history of a simple reactor technology, with emphasis on its scientific bases for non-specialists cover

405. Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor: The complex history of a simple reactor technology, with emphasis on its scientific bases for non-specialists

by Charles E. Till, Yoon Il Chang
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Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression cover

406. Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression

by W. A. Mathieu
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cover

407. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
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Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

408. Operating Systems Design and Implementation

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull
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Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

409. Operating Systems Design and Implementation

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull
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Central Banking 101 cover

410. Central Banking 101

by Joseph J. Wang
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 6th Edition cover

411. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 6th Edition

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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, 2nd Edition cover

412. How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Velleman
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How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business cover

413. How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business

by Douglas W. Hubbard
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The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution cover

414. The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

by Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending
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Data Structures and Algorithms (Addison-Wesley Series in Computer Science and Information Pr) cover

415. Data Structures and Algorithms (Addison-Wesley Series in Computer Science and Information Pr)

by Alfred V. Aho, John E. Hopcroft, Jeffrey D. Ullman
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy cover

416. The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

by Stephanie Kelton
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Introduction To Probability cover

417. Introduction To Probability

by Dimitri P. Bertsekas, John N. Tsitsiklis
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Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work cover

418. Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work

by Alex Petrov
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Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America) cover

419. Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America)

by Benjamin C. Waterhouse
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Dark Pools: The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market cover

420. Dark Pools: The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market

by Scott Patterson
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Hardcore Java cover

421. Hardcore Java

by Robert Simmons (Jr.)
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter cover

422. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

by Richard Phillips Feynman, A. Zee
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The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison – An Oracle Biography of Ruthless Ambition and Silicon Valley Fame cover

423. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison – An Oracle Biography of Ruthless Ambition and Silicon Valley Fame

by Mike Wilson
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All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics) cover

424. All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics)

by Larry Wasserman
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Commodore: A Company on the Edge cover

425. Commodore: A Company on the Edge

by Brian Bagnall
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Non-Designer's Design Book, The cover

426. Non-Designer's Design Book, The

by Robin Williams
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The PC Is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Personal Computer cover

427. The PC Is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Personal Computer

by Robin Williams
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The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump cover

428. The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump

by Corey Robin
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The Plot Against the King cover

429. The Plot Against the King

by Kash Patel
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The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success cover

430. The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

by Rodney Stark
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Molecular Biology of the Cell cover

431. Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis
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RESTful Web APIs cover

432. RESTful Web APIs

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Data Science at the Command Line cover

433. Data Science at the Command Line

by Jeroen Janssens
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AVR Programming cover

434. AVR Programming

by Elliot Williams
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The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development cover

435. The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

by Donald G. Reinertsen
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind cover

436. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari
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A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World cover

437. A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

by William J. Bernstein
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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life cover

438. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson
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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition cover

439. SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition

by John L. Viescas
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Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals cover

440. Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals

by Robert Pirsig
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United Nations: A History cover

441. United Nations: A History

by Stanley Meisler
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The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small cover

442. The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small

by John Gall
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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets cover

443. How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

by Felix Dennis
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Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

444. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design

by Richard Bird
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Practical Electronics for Inventors cover

445. Practical Electronics for Inventors

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk
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Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)) cover

446. Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))

by Kent Beck
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Interactive Data Visualization for the Web cover

447. Interactive Data Visualization for the Web

by Scott Murray
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion cover

448. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

by Paul Bloom
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Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers (German and English Edition) cover

449. Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers (German and English Edition)

by Josef Müller-Brockmann
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author cover

450. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author

by Marc Levinson
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities cover

451. The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs
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SVG Text Layout cover

452. SVG Text Layout

by Amelia Bellamy-Royds, Kurt Cagle
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Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life cover

453. Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

by Nick Lane
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art cover

454. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor
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Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A Comprehensive Guide cover

455. Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A Comprehensive Guide

by George Brown Arfken, George B. Arfken, Hans J. Weber, Frank E. Harris
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Overthrow cover

456. Overthrow

by Stephen Kinzer
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Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All cover

457. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

by Michael Shellenberger
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power cover

458. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

by Shoshana Zuboff
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Flask Web Development cover

459. Flask Web Development

by Miguel Grinberg
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Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

460. Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, E. E. Shnol
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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition) cover

461. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition)

by Randal E. Bryant, Davie Richard O'Hallaron
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The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) cover

462. The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

by David Hurst Thomas, Andrew Hunt
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Say Good Night To Insomnia cover

463. Say Good Night To Insomnia

by Gregg D. Jacobs
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Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition cover

464. Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition

by Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah, Linda Lamb
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Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

465. Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy
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Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition cover

466. Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition

by Jeffrey Friedl
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Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? cover

467. Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

by Philip E. Tetlock
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Just Get Out of the Way: How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries cover

468. Just Get Out of the Way: How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries

by Robert Edward Anderson
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A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence cover

469. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins, Richard Dawkins
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The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change) cover

470. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

by Clayton M. Christensen
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Engineering: A Compiler cover

471. Engineering: A Compiler

by Keith D. Cooper
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Writing GNU Emacs Extensions cover

472. Writing GNU Emacs Extensions

by Bob Glickstein
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Choose Yourself! cover

473. Choose Yourself!

by James Altucher
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History) cover

474. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)

by Eric H. Cline
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A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES) cover

475. A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES)

by Bjarne Stroustrup
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Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business cover

476. Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business

by Kenneth Roman, Joel Raphaelson
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Clojure Programming cover

477. Clojure Programming

by Chas Emerick. Brian Carper. Christophe Grand
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Watch On The Right: Conservative Intellectuals In The Reagan Era (History of American Thought and Culture) cover

478. Watch On The Right: Conservative Intellectuals In The Reagan Era (History of American Thought and Culture)

by J. David Hoeveler
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Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) cover

479. Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

by Jez Humble
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Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition cover

480. Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition

by Eric R. Kandel
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA cover

481. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

by Tim Weiner
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win cover

482. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win

by Steve Blank
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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I Legendary Edition: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire cover

483. Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I Legendary Edition: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire

by David L. Craddock
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Against Intellectual Monopoly cover

484. Against Intellectual Monopoly

by Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine
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RESTful Web Clients cover

485. RESTful Web Clients

by Mike Amundsen
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Building Web Applications with Erlang cover

486. Building Web Applications with Erlang

by Zachary Kessin
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Red Plenty cover

487. Red Plenty

by Francis Spufford
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble cover

488. Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

by Dan Lyons
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Introduction to Graph Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

489. Introduction to Graph Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Richard J. Trudeau
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The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects cover

490. The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects

by Andrew Chen
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Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II cover

491. Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

by Keith Lowe
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Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over The Edge cover

492. Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over The Edge

by Ed Regis
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The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change cover

493. The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change

by Lester C. Thurow
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GOMORRAH cover

494. GOMORRAH

by Roberto Saviano
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REST API Design Rulebook cover

495. REST API Design Rulebook

by Mark Massé
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PostgreSQL: Up and Running cover

496. PostgreSQL: Up and Running

by Regina O. Obe, Leo S. Hsu
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Graphics Gems cover

497. Graphics Gems

by Andrew S. Glassner
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier cover

498. Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

by Edward Glaeser
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The Ultimate Paper Airplane: With Step-by Step Instructions for Seven Different Models cover

499. The Ultimate Paper Airplane: With Step-by Step Instructions for Seven Different Models

by Richard Kline
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Closure: The Definitive Guide cover

500. Closure: The Definitive Guide

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