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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) cover

1. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

by Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

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Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine cover

2. Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine

by Clay S. Conrad

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

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

by Harvey Silverglate

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Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers cover

4. Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers

by Jan Gullberg

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The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes From New York's Sweetest Bakery cover

5. The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes From New York's Sweetest Bakery

by Jennifer Appel, Allysa Torey

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking cover

6. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., Zoë François

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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking cover

7. Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

by Nathan Myhrvold

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Asian Fighting Arts cover

8. Asian Fighting Arts

by Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith

New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought cover

9. New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought

by Todd G. Buchholz

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First Course in Probability, A (7th Edition) cover

10. First Course in Probability, A (7th Edition)

by Sheldon M. Ross

The Story about Ping cover

11. The Story about Ping

by Marjorie Flack

Joy of Cooking cover

12. Joy of Cooking

by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us cover

13. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

by Robert D. Hare

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Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time cover

14. Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time

by Clark Blaise

Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I: The Structure of Everyday Life (Civilization & Capitalism, 15th-18th Century) cover

15. Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I: The Structure of Everyday Life (Civilization & Capitalism, 15th-18th Century)

by Fernand Braudel

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Make: Lego and Arduino Projects cover

16. Make: Lego and Arduino Projects

by John Baichtal, Matthew Beckler, Adam Wolf

Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health (English) cover

17. Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health (English)

by L. Ron Hubbard

Formal Syntax and Semantics of Programming Languages cover

18. Formal Syntax and Semantics of Programming Languages

by Kenneth Slonneger, Barry L. Kurtz

Ninjutsu: History and Tradition cover

19. Ninjutsu: History and Tradition

by Masaaki Hatsumi

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal cover

20. Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

by Oren Klaff

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No More Mr Nice Guy cover

21. No More Mr Nice Guy

by Robert A. Glover

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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier cover

22. Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

by Edward Ludwig Glaeser

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Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe cover

23. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

by Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee

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Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra cover

24. Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra

by Tom M. Apostol

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

25. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel

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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't cover

26. The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't

by Nate Silver

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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity cover

27. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity

by Alan Cooper

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The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must cover

28. The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must

by Robert Zubrin

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Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning cover

29. Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning

by Benjamin K. Bergen

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The Non-Designer's Design Book cover

30. The Non-Designer's Design Book

by Robin Williams

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Paul Rand: A Designer`s Art cover

31. Paul Rand: A Designer`s Art

by Paul Rand

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

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

by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

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Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop cover

33. Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop

by Timothy Samara

34. Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team

by Alina Wheeler

Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students cover

35. Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students

by Ellen Lupton

Symbol cover

36. Symbol

by Steven Bateman, Angus Hyland

Active Portfolio Management: A Quantitative Approach for Producing Superior Returns and Controlling Risk cover

37. Active Portfolio Management: A Quantitative Approach for Producing Superior Returns and Controlling Risk

by Richard Grinold, Ronald Kahn

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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams cover

38. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

by Deepak Chopra

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution cover

39. The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

by Richard Dawkins

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Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium cover

40. Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

by Carl Sagan

Life of Pi cover

41. Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies cover

42. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared M. Diamond

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Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing (3rd Edition) cover

43. Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing (3rd Edition)

by David Harel, Yishai A. Feldman

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

44. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science cover

45. The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science

by A. K. Dewdney

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