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The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations cover

1. The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations

by Norbert Elias

Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition cover

2. Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition

by Gilbert Strang

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The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living cover

3. The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living

by Dalai Lama

Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness (Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative) cover

4. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness (Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative)

by Nicholas Humphrey

Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra Book and Solutions Manual cover

5. Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra Book and Solutions Manual

by Carl D. Meyer

Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition) cover

6. Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking cover

7. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain

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Gödel: A Life of Logic cover

8. Gödel: A Life of Logic

by John L. Casti, Werner DePauli

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts cover

9. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts

by Arthur Miller

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich cover

10. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferriss

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The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths cover

11. The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths

by Michael Shermer

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The Female Brain cover

12. The Female Brain

by Louann Brizendine, MD

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Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition cover

13. Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition

by G. Richard Shell

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Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

14. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Micromotives and Macrobehavior (Fels Lectures on Public Policy Analysis) cover

15. Micromotives and Macrobehavior (Fels Lectures on Public Policy Analysis)

by Thomas C. Schelling

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The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, Book 1 - The Phenomenon of Life (Center for Environmental Structure, Vol. 9) cover

16. The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, Book 1 - The Phenomenon of Life (Center for Environmental Structure, Vol. 9)

by Christopher Alexander

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Effective Java (2nd Edition) cover

17. Effective Java (2nd Edition)

by Joshua Bloch

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The Atlantic Century: Four Generations of Extraordinary Diplomats who Forged America's Vital Alliance with Europe cover

18. The Atlantic Century: Four Generations of Extraordinary Diplomats who Forged America's Vital Alliance with Europe

by Kenneth Weisbrode

Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health cover

19. Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

by H. Gilbert Welch, Lisa Schwartz, Steve Woloshin

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength cover

20. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

by Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney

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The Idea Factory: Learning to Think at MIT cover

21. The Idea Factory: Learning to Think at MIT

by Pepper White