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And Then I Thought I Was a Fish cover

401. And Then I Thought I Was a Fish

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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt cover

402. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

by Michael Lewis
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Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B cover

403. Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B

by Donald Ervin Knuth
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A Discipline of Programming cover

404. A Discipline of Programming

by Edsger W. Dijkstra
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The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public cover

405. The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public

by Lynn Stout
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA cover

406. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

by Tim Weiner
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Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week cover

407. Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week

by John Little, Doug McGuff
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UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition) cover

408. UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition)

by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Ben Whaley, Trent Hein
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The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations cover

409. The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations

by Dietrich Dorner
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Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

410. Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Bruce Tate
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Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers cover

411. Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers

by Jan Gullberg
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Liar's Poker (Norton Paperback) cover

412. Liar's Poker (Norton Paperback)

by Michael Lewis
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The Anarchist Cookbook cover

413. The Anarchist Cookbook

by William Powell
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The Practice of Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

414. The Practice of Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike
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The Machinery of Life cover

415. The Machinery of Life

by David S. Goodsell
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Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach cover

416. Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach

by Adam Gibson, Josh Patterson
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Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules cover

417. Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules

by Johnson, Jeff Ph. D.
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Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example cover

418. Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example

by Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) cover

419. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials)

by Clayton M. Christensen
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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood cover

420. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood

by James Gleick
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Showstopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft cover

421. Showstopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft

by G. Pascal Zachary
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

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

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition cover

423. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Third Edition

by Robert M. Sapolsky
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong cover

424. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by James W. Loewen
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Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach cover

425. Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach

by Tom DeMarco
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I See Satan Fall Like Lightning cover

426. I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

by René Girard
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Geometry cover

427. Geometry

by Israel M. Gelfand, Tatiana Alekseyevskaya (Gelfand)
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen cover

428. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee
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Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective cover

429. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

by Ha-Joon Chang
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CYBERPUNK: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier, Revised cover

430. CYBERPUNK: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier, Revised

by Katie Hafner, John Markoff
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World cover

431. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

by Liaquat Ahamed
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TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

432. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by Kevin R. Fall, W. Richard Stevens
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The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror cover

433. The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror

by Thomas Ligotti, Ray Brassier
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Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

434. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design

by Richard Bird
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Blindsight cover

435. Blindsight

by Peter Watts
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Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web cover

436. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web

by Tim Berners-Lee
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Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd cover

437. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd

by Youngme Moon
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The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting cover

438. The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

by Jimmy Moore, Jason Fung
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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work cover

439. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

by Matthew B. Crawford
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An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

440. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by John Robinson Pierce
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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking cover

441. Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

by Nathan Myhrvold
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Chaos: Making a New Science cover

442. Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading cover

443. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
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In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives cover

444. In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

by Steven Levy
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The Structures of Everyday Life: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century Volume 1 cover

445. The Structures of Everyday Life: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century Volume 1

by Fernand Braudel
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The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium cover

446. The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

by Martin Gurri
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure) cover

447. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure)

by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
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Effective Modern C++ cover

448. Effective Modern C++

by Scott Meyers
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A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation cover

449. A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

by Christopher W. Fraser, David R. Hanson
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Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking cover

450. Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

by Michael Ruhlman
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide cover

451. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

by David Flanagan
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Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com cover

452. Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com

by Aaron Ross, Marylou Tyler
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How to Win Friends and Influence People cover

453. How to Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm cover

454. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

by Lewis Dartnell
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Maths: A Student's Survival Guide: A Self-Help Workbook for Science and Engineering Students cover

455. Maths: A Student's Survival Guide: A Self-Help Workbook for Science and Engineering Students

by Jenny Olive
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Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

456. Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, E. E. Shnol
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The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance cover

457. The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance

by Louis Borgenicht M.D., Joe Borgenicht
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Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All cover

458. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

by Michael Shellenberger
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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life cover

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

by Nick Lane
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Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) cover

460. Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

by Steven C. Hayes, Spencer Xavier Smith
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art cover

461. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between cover

462. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
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Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking cover

463. Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine cover

464. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

by Michael M. Lewis
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Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price cover

465. Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price

by Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke
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The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders cover

466. The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders

by Jack D. Schwager
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Three New Deals: Reflections on Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, 1933-1939 cover

467. Three New Deals: Reflections on Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, 1933-1939

by Wolfgang Schivelbusch
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing cover

468. The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing

by Mel Lindauer, Taylor Larimore, Michael LeBoeuf
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Exercises in Programming Style cover

469. Exercises in Programming Style

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Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer cover

470. Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer

by Rob Manning, William L. Simon
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Stumbling on Happiness cover

471. Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Todd Gilbert
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Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (Encounter Broadsides) cover

472. Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (Encounter Broadsides)

by Harvey A. Silverglate
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve cover

473. The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

by G. Edward Griffin
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq cover

474. Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

by Stephen Kinzer
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Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal cover

475. Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

by Oren Klaff
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The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World cover

476. The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World

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C++ Primer (5th Edition) cover

477. C++ Primer (5th Edition)

by Stanley B. Lippman
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The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care cover

478. The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

by T. R. Reid
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World cover

479. The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

by Simon Winchester
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Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom cover

480. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

by Daniel T. Willingham
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The AWK Programming Language cover

481. The AWK Programming Language

by Alfred V. Aho, Brian W. Kernighan, Peter J. Weinberger
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The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System cover

482. The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

by Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil
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Perl Best Practices cover

483. Perl Best Practices

by Damian Conway
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Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) cover

484. Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))

by Federico Biancuzzi, Chromatic
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers cover

485. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect cover

486. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie
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The Joy of Clojure cover

487. The Joy of Clojure

by Michael Fogus, Chris Houser
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness cover

488. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander
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Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design cover

489. Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design

by C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John E. McNamara
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood cover

490. The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

by James Gleick
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Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

491. Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by John L. Hennessy
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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food cover

492. Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food

by Jeff Potter
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Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts cover

493. Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

by Stanislas Dehaene
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UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 4th Edition cover

494. UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 4th Edition

by Evi Nemeth
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Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude cover

495. Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

by Robert Baer
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Numerical Linear Algebra cover

496. Numerical Linear Algebra

by Lloyd N. Trefethen, David Bau, III
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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street cover

497. Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

by William Poundstone
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Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking cover

498. Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland
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Algorithm Design cover

499. Algorithm Design

by Jon Kleinberg, Éva Tardos
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Dark Waters:: An Insider's Account of the NR-1 The Cold War's Undercover Nuclear Sub cover

500. Dark Waters:: An Insider's Account of the NR-1 The Cold War's Undercover Nuclear Sub

by Lee Vyborny, Donald Davis
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