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Land of Lisp cover

1. Land of Lisp

by Conrad Barski

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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew cover

2. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide) cover

3. Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide)

by Christian Crumlish, Erin Malone

MongoDB: The Definitive Guide cover

4. MongoDB: The Definitive Guide

by Michael Dirolf, Kristina Chodorow

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook cover

5. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook

by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen cover

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

by Harold McGee

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Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking cover

7. Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking

by Mark Bittman

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone cover

8. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

by Deborah Madison

Bellwether: A Novel cover

9. Bellwether: A Novel

by Connie Willis

Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology cover

10. Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology

by Dan Gusfield

On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

11. On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William K. Zinsser, William Zinsser

Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company cover

12. Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company

by Michael Shawn Malone

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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys) cover

13. Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys)

by Chuck Palahniuk

When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life Change for Couples cover

14. When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life Change for Couples

by Carolyn Pape Cowan

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It cover

15. I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It

by Barbara Sher

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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet cover

16. Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet

by Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon

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Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional (Beginning From Novice to Professional) cover

17. Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional (Beginning From Novice to Professional)

by Peter Cooper

Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: Designing Integrated Digital Work Environments (Mit Press) cover

18. Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: Designing Integrated Digital Work Environments (Mit Press)

by Mary P. Czerwinski

The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness cover

19. The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness

by 50 Cent, Robert Greene

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

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

by Michael C. Feathers

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A Software Architecture Primer cover

21. A Software Architecture Primer

by John Reekie, Rohan McAdam, Rohan James McAdam

Start-up: A Practical Guide to Starting and Running a New Business cover

22. Start-up: A Practical Guide to Starting and Running a New Business

by Tom Harris

Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms (2nd Edition) cover

23. Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms (2nd Edition)

by Anany Levitin

How to Prove It: A Structured Approach cover

24. How to Prove It: A Structured Approach

by Daniel J. Velleman

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Pivot Table Data Crunching cover

25. Pivot Table Data Crunching

by Bill Jelen, Michael Alexander

PHP in Action: Objects, Design, Agility cover

26. PHP in Action: Objects, Design, Agility

by Dagfinn Reiersol, Marcus Baker, Chris Shiflett

Sams Teach Yourself Php In 10 Minutes cover

27. Sams Teach Yourself Php In 10 Minutes

by Chris Newman

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Introduction to Database Systems, An cover

28. Introduction to Database Systems, An

by C.J. Date