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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum cover

1. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

by Alan Cooper

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Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data cover

2. Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

by Stephen Few

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Visible Speech (Asian Interactions and Comparisons) cover

3. Visible Speech (Asian Interactions and Comparisons)

by John DeFrancis

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The World's Writing Systems cover

4. The World's Writing Systems

by Peter T. Daniels, William Bright

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Is the New Testament Reliable? cover

5. Is the New Testament Reliable?

by Paul Barnett

Is the New Testament History? cover

6. Is the New Testament History?

by Paul Barnett

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New Testament Documents : Are They Reliable? cover

7. New Testament Documents : Are They Reliable?

by Frederick Fyvie Bruce

The World of Mathematics: A Four-Volume Set cover

8. The World of Mathematics: A Four-Volume Set

by James R. Newman

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The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics cover

9. The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics

by Edna Ernestine Kramer

An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies cover

10. An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies

by Tyler Cowen

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A Canticle for Leibowitz cover

11. A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter Miller

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A History of Mathematics, Second Edition cover

12. A History of Mathematics, Second Edition

by Carl B. Boyer

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The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves cover

13. The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves

by Annie Murphy Paul

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Ass Goblins of Auschwitz cover

14. Ass Goblins of Auschwitz

by Cameron Pierce

The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime. cover

15. The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime.

by M. J. DeMarco

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Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT cover

16. Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT

by Shadan Malik

The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) cover

17. The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)

by Leland Wilkinson

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All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics) cover

18. All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics)

by Larry Wasserman

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Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory, A Guide for Piano Teachers and Students cover

19. Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory, A Guide for Piano Teachers and Students

by Rebecca Payne Shockley

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Playing Less Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians cover

20. Playing Less Hurt: An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians

by Janet Horvath

Teacher Education Matters: A Study of Middle School Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Six Countries (0) cover

21. Teacher Education Matters: A Study of Middle School Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Six Countries (0)

by William H. Schmidt, Sigrid Blömeke, Maria Teresa Tatto

The Art of Piano Playing cover

22. The Art of Piano Playing

by Genrikh Gustavovich Neĭgauz, Heinrich Neuhaus

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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series) cover

23. Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)

by Liping Ma

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Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press) cover

24. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press)

by Peter Van Roy, Seif Haridi

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Basic Writings (Harper Perennial Modern Thought) cover

25. Basic Writings (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)

by Martin Heidegger

Hide a Dagger Behind a Smile: Use the 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies to Seize the Competitive Edge cover

26. Hide a Dagger Behind a Smile: Use the 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies to Seize the Competitive Edge

by Kaihan Krippendorf

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Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors cover

27. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

by Michael E. Porter

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Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore cover

28. Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore

by Kaihan Krippendorff

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The Prince cover

29. The Prince

by Niccolo Machiavelli, William J. Connell

The Art of Worldly Wisdom cover

30. The Art of Worldly Wisdom

by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Balthasar Gracian

The Art of War cover

31. The Art of War

by Sunzi

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De Bono's Thinking Course, Revised Edition cover

32. De Bono's Thinking Course, Revised Edition

by Edward De Bono

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The Complete Art Of War: Sun Tzu/sun Pin (History & Warfare) cover

33. The Complete Art Of War: Sun Tzu/sun Pin (History & Warfare)

by Sunzi

Thinking in Systems: A Primer cover

34. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

by Donella Meadows

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The New Evolution Diet: What Our Paleolithic Ancestors Can Teach Us about Weight Loss, Fitness, and Aging cover

35. The New Evolution Diet: What Our Paleolithic Ancestors Can Teach Us about Weight Loss, Fitness, and Aging

by Arthur De Vany

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Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever: The Inside Story of How One Insane Gamble, Tons of Unbelievable Hype, and Millions of Wild Deals Made Billions for One Ballsy Joker cover

36. Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever: The Inside Story of How One Insane Gamble, Tons of Unbelievable Hype, and Millions of Wild Deals Made Billions for One Ballsy Joker

by Frank Sennett

Head First Software Development cover

37. Head First Software Development

by Dan Pilone, Russ Miles

RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity cover

38. RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity

by Subbu Allamaraju, Subrahmanyam Allamaraju

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Java Performance cover

39. Java Performance

by Charlie Hunt, Binu John

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