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Algorithms cover

1. Algorithms

by Jeff Erickson

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Space Propulsion Analysis and Design cover

2. Space Propulsion Analysis and Design

by Ronald Humble

The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) cover

3. The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

by Noam Wasserman

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WebGL: Up and Running: Building 3D Graphics for the Web cover

4. WebGL: Up and Running: Building 3D Graphics for the Web

by Tony Parisi

21st Century C cover

5. 21st Century C

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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

6. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

7. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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The Science of Fear: How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain cover

8. The Science of Fear: How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain

by Daniel Gardner

The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail cover

9. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

by Clayton M. Christensen

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A Short History of Nearly Everything cover

10. A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

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Tcl and the Tk Toolkit cover

11. Tcl and the Tk Toolkit

by John K. Ousterhout, Ken Jones

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21st Century C: C Tips from the New School cover

12. 21st Century C: C Tips from the New School

by Ben Klemens

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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined cover

13. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

by Steven Pinker

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Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series) cover

14. Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series)

by Andrei Alexandrescu

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Beginning Android Games cover

15. Beginning Android Games

by Mario Zechner

C Programming: A Modern Approach cover

16. C Programming: A Modern Approach

by Kim N. King

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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes cover

17. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

by Alfie Kohn

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Head First C cover

18. Head First C

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Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability cover

19. Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug

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Apprenticeship Patterns cover

20. Apprenticeship Patterns

by Dave H. Hoover, Adewale Oshineye

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The Chosen: A Novel cover

21. The Chosen: A Novel

by Chaim Potok

Standard C++ Bible cover

22. Standard C++ Bible

by Al Stevens, Clayton Walnum

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers cover

23. Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur

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The Seven Mysteries Of Life: An Exploration of Science and Philosophy – A Quest for Knowledge and Discovery Across Interconnected Disciplines cover

24. The Seven Mysteries Of Life: An Exploration of Science and Philosophy – A Quest for Knowledge and Discovery Across Interconnected Disciplines

by Guy Murchie

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) cover

25. The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

by Joseph Campbell

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) cover

26. How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)

by George Polya

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IOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) cover

27. IOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)

by Joe Conway, Aaron Hillegass

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