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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

1. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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The Human Factor cover

2. The Human Factor

by Kim J. Vicente

Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies) cover

3. Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies)

by Hugh Beyer, Karen Holtzblatt

The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems cover

4. The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems

by Jef Raskin

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The Design of Everyday Things cover

5. The Design of Everyday Things

by Donald A. Norman

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Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science cover

6. Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science

by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home cover

7. Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home

by Pamela Stone

The Elements of Typographic Style cover

8. The Elements of Typographic Style

by Robert Bringhurst

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Universal Principles of Design cover

9. Universal Principles of Design

by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler

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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

10. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell

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The Design of Everyday Things cover

11. The Design of Everyday Things

by Donald A. Norman

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Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps cover

12. Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps

by Jacques Bertin

Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd cover

13. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd

by Youngme Moon

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Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College cover

14. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College

by Doug Lemov

8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back (Remember When It Didn't Hurt) cover

15. 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back (Remember When It Didn't Hurt)

by Esther Gokhale

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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism cover

16. The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

by Fritjof Capra

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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany cover

17. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

by William Lawrence Shirer

Absolute FreeBSD: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD, 2nd Edition cover

18. Absolute FreeBSD: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD, 2nd Edition

by Michael W. Lucas

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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep cover

19. The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep

by William C. Dement

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

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

by John Medina

The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation (Springer Praxis Books) cover

21. The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation (Springer Praxis Books)

by Frank O'Brien

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Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance cover

22. Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance

by Michael E. Porter

Domain-Specific Languages (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) cover

23. Domain-Specific Languages (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

by Martin Fowler, Rebecca Parsons

Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks cover

24. Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks

by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer

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Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance cover

25. Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance

by Charles Dodge, Thomas A. Jerse, THOMAS A AUTOR JERSE

Structured Analysis and System Specification cover

26. Structured Analysis and System Specification

by Tom DeMarco

Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series) cover

27. Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series)

by Michael C. Feathers

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Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

28. Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Terence Parr

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

29. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series) cover

30. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series)

by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck

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Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming cover

31. Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming

by Mark Lutz

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Learning Java cover

32. Learning Java

by Patrick Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen

Conversations With Lee Kuan Yew: Citizen Singapore: How to Build a Nation (Giants of Asia Series) cover

33. Conversations With Lee Kuan Yew: Citizen Singapore: How to Build a Nation (Giants of Asia Series)

by Tom Plate

The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set cover

34. The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set

by Donald Knuth

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Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur cover

35. Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

by Richard Branson

Call Me Ted cover

36. Call Me Ted

by Ted Turner, Bill Burke

History of Political Philosophy cover

37. History of Political Philosophy

by Leo Strauss, Joseph Cropsey

Essentials of Programming Languages - 2nd Edition cover

38. Essentials of Programming Languages - 2nd Edition

by Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, Christopher Thomas Haynes

The Seasoned Schemer, second edition (Mit Press) cover

39. The Seasoned Schemer, second edition (Mit Press)

by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen

Hollywood Secrets of Project Management Success cover

40. Hollywood Secrets of Project Management Success

by James Persse

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Python for Unix and Linux System Administration cover

41. Python for Unix and Linux System Administration

by Noah Gift, Jeremy M. Jones

Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) cover

42. Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)

by Gever Tulley, Julie Spiegler

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win cover

43. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win

by Steven Gary Blank

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