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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts cover

1. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

by Simon Garfield

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time cover

2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon

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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien cover

3. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

4. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It cover

5. Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

by Lawrence Lessig

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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain cover

6. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey

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Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers cover

7. Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers

by John Alderman

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Myth and Measurement cover

8. Myth and Measurement

by David Card, Alan B. Krueger

Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified cover

9. Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified

by Bunpei Yorifuji

Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds cover

10. Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds

by Gemma Elwin Harris

Big Questions From Little People ... Answered By Some Very Big People cover

11. Big Questions From Little People ... Answered By Some Very Big People

by Gemma Elwin Harris

The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science cover

12. The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science

by Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman, Matt Lamothe

What's Wrong With a Free Lunch? (New Democracy Forum) cover

13. What's Wrong With a Free Lunch? (New Democracy Forum)

by Philippe Van Parijs

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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder cover

14. Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century cover

15. Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century

by Masha Gessen

Treasure Islands: Dirty Money, Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole Your Cash cover

16. Treasure Islands: Dirty Money, Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole Your Cash

by Nicholas Shaxson

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Axiomatic cover

17. Axiomatic

by Greg Egan

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8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot cover

18. 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot

by Esther Gokhale

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Real Freedom for All: What (if anything) can justify capitalism? (Oxford Political Theory) cover

19. Real Freedom for All: What (if anything) can justify capitalism? (Oxford Political Theory)

by Philippe Van Parijs

Python for Data Analysis cover

20. Python for Data Analysis

by Wes McKinney

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Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition cover

21. Emergency Navigation: Improvised and No-Instrument Methods for the Prudent Mariner, 2nd Edition

by David Burch

Machine Learning for Hackers cover

22. Machine Learning for Hackers

by Drew Conway, John White

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The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press) cover

23. The Logic of Political Survival (MIT Press)

by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, James D. Morrow

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) cover

24. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)

by Christopher M. Bishop

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Pattern Classification (Pt.1) cover

25. Pattern Classification (Pt.1)

by Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart, Peter Elliot Hart, David G. Stork

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Test Driven Development: By Example cover

26. Test Driven Development: By Example

by Kent Beck

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The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It cover

27. The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It

by Pete Egoscue

Distributed Operating Systems cover

28. Distributed Operating Systems

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Unix Power Tools cover

29. Unix Power Tools

by Shelley Powers

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Readings in Database Systems (MIT Press) cover

30. Readings in Database Systems (MIT Press)

by Joseph M. Hellerstein, Michael Stonebraker

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Unix Power Tools, Third Edition cover

31. Unix Power Tools, Third Edition

by Shelley Powers

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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide cover

32. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

by David Flanagan

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

33. JavaScript: The Good Parts

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

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First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan cover

34. First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan

by Gary C. Schroen

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Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain cover

35. Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain

by Ron Hale-Evans

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Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain cover

36. Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain

by Tom Stafford, Matt Webb

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play cover

37. The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

by Neil Fiore

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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living cover

38. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

by Dale Carnegie

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business cover

39. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg

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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

40. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long cover

41. Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

by David Rock

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The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet cover

42. The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet

by Robb Wolf

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