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Liczebnik tez sie liczy! A grammar of numerals with exercises (Polish language) (Polish Edition) cover

1. Liczebnik tez sie liczy! A grammar of numerals with exercises (Polish language) (Polish Edition)

by Stanisław Mędak

Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat cover

2. Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat

by Michael Masterson

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Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else cover

3. Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

by Geoffrey Colvin

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The Non-Designer's Design Book (3rd Edition) cover

4. The Non-Designer's Design Book (3rd Edition)

by Robin Williams

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The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company cover

5. The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company

by David A. Price

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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1 cover

6. The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1

by Donald Ervin Knuth

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Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman, Galactic Patrol ) cover

7. Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman, Galactic Patrol )

by Edward Elmer Smith, Doc Smith

Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears cover

8. Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

by Pema Chodron

Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

9. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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Wherever You Go, There You Are cover

10. Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book) cover

11. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book)

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

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Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence cover

12. Outsmarting IQ: The Emerging Science of Learnable Intelligence

by David N. Perkins

American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto cover

13. American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto

by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

Programming Collective Intelligence cover

14. Programming Collective Intelligence

by Toby Segaran

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Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence cover

15. Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence

by Stephen Kiesling

Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing cover

16. Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing

by Craig Lambert

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal cover

17. The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

by David Halberstam

Assault on Lake Casitas cover

18. Assault on Lake Casitas

by Brad A. Lewis

JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

19. JavaScript: The Good Parts

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

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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide cover

20. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

by David Flanagan

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FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication cover

21. FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication

by Neil A. Gershenfeld

Programming Google App Engine cover

22. Programming Google App Engine

by Dan Sanderson

The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing cover

23. The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing

by Lisa Gansky

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game cover

24. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) cover

25. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

by Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal cover

26. Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen

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Building Wireless Sensor Networks cover

27. Building Wireless Sensor Networks

by Robert Faludi