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Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign cover

1. Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign

by Stephan Talty

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

2. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now cover

3. Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now

by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen

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Calculus by Michael Spivak - 4th Edition (Calculus 4th edition by Michael Spivak) cover

4. Calculus by Michael Spivak - 4th Edition (Calculus 4th edition by Michael Spivak)

by Michael Spivak

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The Open: Man and Animal cover

5. The Open: Man and Animal

by Giorgio Agamben

The Making of the Atomic Bomb cover

6. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

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One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization cover

7. One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization

by Dee Hock

The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (Book & CD) cover

8. The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (Book & CD)

by Fred L. Ramsey, Daniel W. Schafer

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen cover

9. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us cover

10. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) cover

11. The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

by John Maeda

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values cover

12. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

by Robert M. Pirsig

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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard cover

13. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

14. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? cover

15. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

by Seth Godin

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Invisible Man cover

16. Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

The Sinister Pig cover

17. The Sinister Pig

by Tony Hillerman

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life cover

18. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity cover

19. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

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Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment cover

20. Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment

by Thomas Gilovich, Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman

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Inside the As/400: Featuring the As/400E Series cover

21. Inside the As/400: Featuring the As/400E Series

by Soltis, Frank G

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C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software cover

22. C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software

by David R. Hanson

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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less – Why Patience and Intuition Are Essential to Creativity and Wisdom cover

23. Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less – Why Patience and Intuition Are Essential to Creativity and Wisdom

by Guy Claxton

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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance cover

24. The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin

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The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle cover

25. The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

by Timothy A. Pychyl

Winning the Games Scientists Play cover

26. Winning the Games Scientists Play

by Carl Sindermann

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The 2007-2012 Outlook for Lemon-Flavored Bottled Water in Japan cover

27. The 2007-2012 Outlook for Lemon-Flavored Bottled Water in Japan

by Philip M. Parker

The One Minute Manager cover

28. The One Minute Manager

by Ken Blanchard, Spencer Johnson, Constance Johnson

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions cover

29. Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

by Gary A. Klein

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Overcoming Indecisiveness: The Eight Stages of Effective Descision-Making cover

30. Overcoming Indecisiveness: The Eight Stages of Effective Descision-Making

by Theodore Isaac Rubin

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: 30th Anniversary Edition cover

31. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: 30th Anniversary Edition

by Sogyal Rinpoche

Advanced Google AdWords cover

32. Advanced Google AdWords

by Brad Geddes

The Soul of A New Machine cover

33. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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JavaScript Patterns: Build Better Applications with Coding and Design Patterns cover

34. JavaScript Patterns: Build Better Applications with Coding and Design Patterns

by Stoyan Stefanov

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems (Voices That Matter) cover

35. Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems (Voices That Matter)

by Steve Krug

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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth cover

36. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth

by Paul Hoffman

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