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Interactive Data Visualization for the Web cover

1. Interactive Data Visualization for the Web

by Scott Murray

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Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++ cover

2. Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++

by Michael Barr

TCP/IP Illustrated: The Implementation, Vol. 2 cover

3. TCP/IP Illustrated: The Implementation, Vol. 2

by W. Richard Stevens, Gary R. Wright

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An Embedded Software Primer cover

4. An Embedded Software Primer

by David E. Simon

Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications: Designing High-Performance, Cost-Effective I/O Solutions cover

5. Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications: Designing High-Performance, Cost-Effective I/O Solutions

by Knut Grimsrud, Hubbert Smith

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) cover

6. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

by Frederick P. Brooks (Jr.)

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Programming with POSIX Threads cover

7. Programming with POSIX Threads

by David R. Butenhof

System Programming with C and Unix cover

8. System Programming with C and Unix

by Adam Hoover

Designing Interfaces cover

9. Designing Interfaces

by Wendy Walrabenstein

SATA Storage Technology: Serial ATA cover

10. SATA Storage Technology: Serial ATA

by Don Anderson

UNIX Filesystems: Evolution, Design, and Implementation cover

11. UNIX Filesystems: Evolution, Design, and Implementation

by Steve D. Pate

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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

12. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition) cover

13. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition)

by Randal E. Bryant, Davie Richard O'Hallaron

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Embedded Controller Forth For The 8051 Family cover

14. Embedded Controller Forth For The 8051 Family

by William H. Payne

Introduction to PCI Express: A Hardware and Software Developer's Guide cover

15. Introduction to PCI Express: A Hardware and Software Developer's Guide

by Adam H. Wilen, Justin P. Schade, Ron Thornburg

Mastering Algorithms with C cover

16. Mastering Algorithms with C

by Kyle Loudon

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API Design for C++ cover

17. API Design for C++

by Martin Reddy

The C Answer Book: Solutions to the Exercises in 'The C Programming Language,' Second Edition cover

18. The C Answer Book: Solutions to the Exercises in 'The C Programming Language,' Second Edition

by Clovis L. Tondo, Scott E. Gimpel

Universal Serial Bus System Architecture (2nd Edition) cover

19. Universal Serial Bus System Architecture (2nd Edition)

by Don Anderson, Dave Dzatko, MindShare, Inc

The C Programming Language cover

20. The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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TCP/IP Illustrated: v. 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP and the Unix Domain Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

21. TCP/IP Illustrated: v. 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP and the Unix Domain Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by W. Richard Stevens, Gary R. Wright

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The Design of the UNIX Operating System cover

22. The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach

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Memory Management Algorithms And Implementation In C/C++ (Windows Programming/Development) cover

23. Memory Management Algorithms And Implementation In C/C++ (Windows Programming/Development)

by Bill Blunden

The Standard C Library cover

24. The Standard C Library

by Stephen G. Kochan

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User Interface Design for Programmers cover

25. User Interface Design for Programmers

by Joel Spolsky

Beyond BIOS: Developing with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 2nd Edition cover

26. Beyond BIOS: Developing with the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 2nd Edition

by Vincent Zimmer, Michael Rothman, Suresh Marisetty

Data Structures In C cover

27. Data Structures In C

by Noel Kalicharan

Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition) cover

28. Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition)

by Robert Love

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Operating System Concepts cover

29. Operating System Concepts

by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne

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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition cover

30. Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition

by Steve McConnell

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Practical File System Design cover

31. Practical File System Design

by Dominic Giampaolo

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The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition cover

32. The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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PCI System Architecture (4th Edition) cover

33. PCI System Architecture (4th Edition)

by Don Anderson, Tom Shanley, MindShare, Inc

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science cover

34. Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

by John M. Zelle

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Essential Linux Device Drivers cover

35. Essential Linux Device Drivers

by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran

Professional Assembly Language cover

36. Professional Assembly Language

by Richard Blum

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uC/OS-III, The Real-Time Kernel, or a High Performance, Scalable, ROMable, Preemptive, Multitasking Kernel for Microprocessors, Microcontrollers & DSPs (Board NOT Included) cover

37. uC/OS-III, The Real-Time Kernel, or a High Performance, Scalable, ROMable, Preemptive, Multitasking Kernel for Microprocessors, Microcontrollers & DSPs (Board NOT Included)

by Jean J. Labrosse

C Traps and Pitfalls cover

38. C Traps and Pitfalls

by Andrew Koenig

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Data Structures Using C cover

39. Data Structures Using C

by Aaron M. Tenenbaum, Yedidyah Langsam, Moshe Augenstein

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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

40. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk

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Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API (3rd Edition) cover

41. Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API (3rd Edition)

by W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff

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Making Embedded Systems: Design Patterns for Great Software cover

42. Making Embedded Systems: Design Patterns for Great Software

by Elecia White

File Systems: Structures and Algorithms cover

43. File Systems: Structures and Algorithms

by Thomas R. Harbron

TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

44. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by Kevin R. Fall, W. Richard Stevens

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

45. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

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Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++ cover

46. Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++

by František Franěk

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The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference (2nd Edition) cover

47. The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference (2nd Edition)

by Nicolai M. Josuttis

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Version Control with Git: Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development cover

48. Version Control with Git: Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development

by Jon Loeliger, Matthew McCullough

Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness cover

49. Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness

by Roger Penrose

Left Back: A Century of Battles over School Reform cover

50. Left Back: A Century of Battles over School Reform

by Diane Ravitch

Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook cover

51. Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook

by Scott Adams

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel cover

52. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

by Rolf Potts

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The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing cover

53. The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing

by Beverly Engel

The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship or The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating cover

54. The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship or The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating

by Stephen Potter, Frank Wilson

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary cover

55. Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

by Linus Torvalds, David Diamond

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Tog on Interface cover

56. Tog on Interface

by Bruce Tognazzini

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

57. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

58. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die cover

59. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

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Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us cover

60. Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us

by Duncan J. Watts

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Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence cover

61. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

by Lisa Cron

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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea cover

62. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

by Charles Seife

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks cover

63. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

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How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) cover

64. How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front)

by Marc Bousquet, Cary Nelson

This is Modern Art cover

65. This is Modern Art

by Matthew Collings

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain cover

66. The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

by Betty Edwards

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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences cover

67. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

by John Allen Paulos

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Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice cover

68. Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

by Matthew Syed

Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer) cover

69. Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer)

by John Mongan, Noah Kindler, Eric Gigu?re

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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics cover

70. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

by Timothy Gowers, June Barrow-Green, Imre Leader

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Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters cover

71. Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters

by Jessica Valenti

Beamtimes and Lifetimes: The World of High Energy Physicists cover

72. Beamtimes and Lifetimes: The World of High Energy Physicists

by Sharon Traweek

From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers cover

73. From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers

by Georges Ifrah

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now cover

74. The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

by Meg Jay

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How to Lie with Statistics cover

75. How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff

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Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language (Expert's Voice in Open Source) cover

76. Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

by Magnus Lie Hetland

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Twisted Network Programming Essentials cover

77. Twisted Network Programming Essentials

by Abe Fettig, Glyph Lefkowitz

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Python 3 Object Oriented Programming cover

78. Python 3 Object Oriented Programming

by Dusty Phillips

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

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

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

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Foundations of Python Network Programming: The comprehensive guide to building network applications with Python (Books for Professionals by Professionals) cover

80. Foundations of Python Network Programming: The comprehensive guide to building network applications with Python (Books for Professionals by Professionals)

by Brandon Rhodes

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The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right (Expert's Voice in Web Development) cover

81. The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right (Expert's Voice in Web Development)

by Adrian Holovaty, Jacob Kaplan-Moss

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Data Structures and Algorithms Using Python cover

82. Data Structures and Algorithms Using Python

by Rance D. Necaise

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Python for Data Analysis: Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython cover

83. Python for Data Analysis: Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython

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Introduction to Tornado cover

84. Introduction to Tornado

by Michael Dory, Adam Parrish, Allison Parrish, Brendan Berg

Python Web Programming cover

85. Python Web Programming

by Steve Holden, David M. Beazley

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Democracy--The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice) cover

86. Democracy--The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)

by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Programming Problems: A Primer for The Technical Interview cover

87. Programming Problems: A Primer for The Technical Interview

by B. Green

Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) cover

88. Programming Pearls (2nd Edition)

by Jon Louis Bentley

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Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition) cover

89. Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition)

by Scott Meyers

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

90. JavaScript: The Good Parts

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

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PostgreSQL: Up and Running cover

91. PostgreSQL: Up and Running

by Regina O. Obe, Regina Obe, Leo S. Hsu

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Programming Collective Intelligence cover

92. Programming Collective Intelligence

by Toby Segaran

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How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery cover

93. How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery

by Lawrence L. LeShan, Lawrence Leshan

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Foundations of Python Network Programming cover

94. Foundations of Python Network Programming

by John Goerzen