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Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics cover

1. Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics

by George Reisman

An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives (Academic Press Advanced Finance) cover

2. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives (Academic Press Advanced Finance)

by Salih N. Neftci

Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance (The Wiley Finance Series) cover

3. Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance (The Wiley Finance Series)

by Paul Wilmott

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

4. 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

5. Options as a Strategic Investment

by Lawrence G. McMillan

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Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners cover

6. Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners

by Larry Harris

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Flyboys: A True Story of Courage cover

7. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage

by James Bradley

Theories for Everything: An Illustrated History of Science cover

8. Theories for Everything: An Illustrated History of Science

by John Langone, Bruce Stutz, Andrea Gianopoulos

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams cover

9. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Introduction to the Theory of Computation cover

10. Introduction to the Theory of Computation

by Michael Sipser

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

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

by Robin Baker

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

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

by Matt Ridley

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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness cover

13. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

by William Styron

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

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

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment cover

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

by Eckhart Tolle

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Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit cover

16. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit

by Joshua Foa Dienstag

Amerika .... Zhivut zhe liudi ! cover

17. Amerika .... Zhivut zhe liudi !

by Николай Злобин

Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

18. 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

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

by Eric Felten

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

20. 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

Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, and Technology cover

21. Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, and Technology

by David J. Piasecki

Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps cover

22. Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps

by Josh Clark

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

23. 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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The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition cover

24. 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

25. 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

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

by Norman Doidge

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

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

by Andrei Alexandrescu

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C++ Primer (5th Edition) cover

28. C++ Primer (5th Edition)

by Stanley B. Lippman

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

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

by Grant F. Smith

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes cover

30. Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes

by Jesse Liberty

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

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

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

Regular Expressions Cookbook: Detailed Solutions in Eight Programming Languages cover

32. Regular Expressions Cookbook: Detailed Solutions in Eight Programming Languages

by Jan Goyvaerts, Steven Levithan

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

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

by Leo Marks

Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes cover

34. Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes

by Phil Ballard

Sams Teach Yourself Css In 10 Minutes cover

35. Sams Teach Yourself Css In 10 Minutes

by Andy Budd, Russ Weakley

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes cover

36. Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes

by Ben Forta

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Sams Teach Yourself Html in 10 Minutes cover

37. Sams Teach Yourself Html in 10 Minutes

by Deidre Hayes

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 Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes cover

39. Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes

by Ben Forta

Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes cover

40. Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes

by William Ray

Sams Teach Yourself Php In 10 Minutes cover

41. Sams Teach Yourself Php In 10 Minutes

by Chris Newman

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RanDumb: The Random Dumb Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA cover

42. RanDumb: The Random Dumb Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA

by Mark Hayes

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

43. 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 cover

44. Algorithms in C, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching

by Robert Sedgewick

Algorithms (4th Edition) cover

45. Algorithms (4th Edition)

by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

46. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Hugh Wiley Hitchcock

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Code Complete cover

47. Code Complete

by Steve McConnell

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

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

by Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib, Steven Heston