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Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics cover

1. Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics

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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time cover

2. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

by Dava Sobel

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Options as a Strategic Investment cover

3. Options as a Strategic Investment

by Lawrence G. McMillan

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Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners cover

4. Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners

by Larry Harris

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Flyboys: A True Story of Courage cover

5. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage

by James Bradley

Theories for Everything: An Illustrated History of Science cover

6. Theories for Everything: An Illustrated History of Science

by John Langone, Bruce Stutz, Andrea Gianopoulos

Introduction to the Theory of Computation cover

7. Introduction to the Theory of Computation

by Michael Sipser

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Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles cover

8. Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles

by Robin Baker

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature cover

9. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

by Matt Ridley

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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness cover

10. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

by William Styron

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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment cover

11. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

by Eckhart Tolle

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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design cover

12. About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design

by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, Dave Cronin

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Basketry: Webster's Timeline History, 7000BC - 2006 cover

13. Basketry: Webster's Timeline History, 7000BC - 2006

Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned? cover

14. Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?

by Steve Keen

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Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit cover

15. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit

by Joshua Foa Dienstag

Amerika .... Zhivut zhe liudi ! cover

16. Amerika .... Zhivut zhe liudi !

by Николай Злобин

Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

17. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design

by Richard Bird

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How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well cover

18. How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well

by Eric Felten

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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

19. 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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Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps cover

20. Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps

by Josh Clark

The 2007 Report on Finished Weft Knit Fabrics Made of Broad Fabrics Measuring at Least 12 Inches Wide That Have Been Knit and Finished in the Same ... Hosiery: World Market Segmentation by City cover

21. The 2007 Report on Finished Weft Knit Fabrics Made of Broad Fabrics Measuring at Least 12 Inches Wide That Have Been Knit and Finished in the Same ... Hosiery: World Market Segmentation by City

The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition cover

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

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age cover

23. Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

by Steven Levy

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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science cover

24. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

by Norman Doidge

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C++ Primer (5th Edition) cover

25. C++ Primer (5th Edition)

by Stanley B. Lippman

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Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied cover

26. Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied

by Andrei Alexandrescu

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Spy Trade: How Israel's Lobby Undermines America's Economy cover

27. Spy Trade: How Israel's Lobby Undermines America's Economy

by Grant F. Smith

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes (2nd Edition) cover

28. Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes (2nd Edition)

by Jesse Liberty

The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care cover

29. The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care

by Clayton Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. Jason Hwang

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One Minute Manager Low Price, The CD cover

30. One Minute Manager Low Price, The CD

Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945 cover

31. Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

by Leo Marks

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Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 10 Minutes (4th Edition) cover

32. Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 10 Minutes (4th Edition)

by Deidre Hayes

Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes (Sams Teach Yourself...in 10 Minutes) cover

33. Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes (Sams Teach Yourself...in 10 Minutes)

by William Ray

Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes cover

34. Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes

by Andy Budd, Russ Weakley

Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes cover

35. Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes

by Chris Newman

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Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes cover

36. Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes

by Ben Forta

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (3rd Edition) cover

37. Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (3rd Edition)

by Ben Forta

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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes cover

38. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes

by Ben Forta

Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes cover

39. Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes

by Phil Ballard

The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life cover

40. The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life

by Robert Trivers

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Algorithms in C, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-4) cover

41. Algorithms in C, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching (3rd Edition) (Pts. 1-4)

by Robert Sedgewick

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

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

by Steve McConnell

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

43. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Robert C. Martin

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Kill Everyone: Advanced Strategies for No-Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournaments and Sit-n-Go's cover

44. Kill Everyone: Advanced Strategies for No-Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournaments and Sit-n-Go's

by Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib, Steven Heston