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Basic Mathematics cover

1. Basic Mathematics

by Serge Lang

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Numbers and Geometry (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

2. Numbers and Geometry (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by John Stillwell

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Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

3. Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Ian Stewart

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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction cover

4. Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

by Timothy Gowers

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The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education cover

5. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education

by Grace Llewellyn

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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time cover

6. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality cover

7. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

by Brian Greene

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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe cover

8. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

by Roger Penrose

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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods cover

9. What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

by Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins

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Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

10. Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Sheldon Jay Axler

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

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

by Jenny Olive

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In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State cover

12. In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State

by Charles A. Murray

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Reading Rate: A Review of Research and Theory cover

13. Reading Rate: A Review of Research and Theory

by Ronald P. Carver

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CliffsStudySolver Algebra I (Pt. I) cover

14. CliffsStudySolver Algebra I (Pt. I)

by Mary Jane Sterling

The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict cover

15. The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict

by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes, Linda Bilmes

The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male cover

16. The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male

by Max Wolf Valerio

Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy cover

17. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy

by Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian

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The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud**And those who are too fearful to do so cover

18. The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud**And those who are too fearful to do so

by Lawrence Solomon

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Life's Lottery cover

19. Life's Lottery

by Kim Newman

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind cover

20. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

by Julian Jaynes

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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications cover

21. Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications

by Toby Segaran

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Cellular Automata And Complexity: Collected Papers cover

22. Cellular Automata And Complexity: Collected Papers

by Stephen Wolfram

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The Ruby Programming Language cover

23. The Ruby Programming Language

by David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto

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Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent cover

24. Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent

Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design cover

25. Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design

by Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios Gousios

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Beautiful Architecture cover

26. Beautiful Architecture

by Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios Gousios

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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives cover

27. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

by Leonard Mlodinow

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Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

28. Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Jennifer Campbell

C# in Depth: What you need to master C# 2 and 3, 1st Edition cover

29. C# in Depth: What you need to master C# 2 and 3, 1st Edition

by Jon Skeet

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Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations cover

30. Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury

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D.A. cover

31. D.A.

by Connie Willis

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, An (4th Edition) cover

32. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, An (4th Edition)

by Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx

Visualizing Data: Exploring and Explaining Data with the Processing Environment cover

33. Visualizing Data: Exploring and Explaining Data with the Processing Environment

by Ben Fry

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