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Cryptonomicon cover

1. Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

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Deciding to Decide: Agenda Setting in the United States Supreme Court cover

2. Deciding to Decide: Agenda Setting in the United States Supreme Court

by H. W. Perry

Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics & Chip Design cover

3. Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics & Chip Design

by Electronic Frontier Foundation

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The Design of Everyday Things cover

4. The Design of Everyday Things

by Donald A. Norman

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Operating Systems (Computer Science) cover

5. Operating Systems (Computer Science)

by Stuart E. Madnick, John J. Donovan

The Case Against Punishment: Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law cover

6. The Case Against Punishment: Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law

by Deirdre Golash

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section:

7. The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) cover

8. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society cover

9. The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society

by Eric D. Beinhocker

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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

10. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life cover

11. The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life

by Leo Babauta

The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science) cover

12. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science)

by Tor Norretranders

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Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer cover

13. Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer

by Georges Ifrah

The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer cover

14. The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer

by Charles J. Murray

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

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

by Tom M. Apostol

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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) cover

16. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

17. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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European Founders at Work cover

18. European Founders at Work

by Pedro Gairifo Santos

Time Management for System Administrators cover

19. Time Management for System Administrators

by Tom Limoncelli

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The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition cover

20. The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition

by Thomas A. Limoncelli, Tom Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup

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Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

21. Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Pragmatic Programmers)

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Electrical Engineering 101, Third Edition: Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't cover

22. Electrical Engineering 101, Third Edition: Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't

by Darren Ashby

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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership cover

23. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh

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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil cover

24. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

by Philip Zimbardo

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The Mighty Micro: Impact of the Microchip Revolution (Coronet Books) cover

25. The Mighty Micro: Impact of the Microchip Revolution (Coronet Books)

by Christopher Riche Evans

Stories of Your Life and Others cover

26. Stories of Your Life and Others

by Ted Chiang

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Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East) cover

27. Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East)

by Ralph S Hattox

The Entitlement Trap: How to Rescue Your Child with a New Family System of Choosing, Earning, and Owne rship cover

28. The Entitlement Trap: How to Rescue Your Child with a New Family System of Choosing, Earning, and Owne rship

by Richard Eyre, Linda Eyre

Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects cover

29. Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects

by Mike Westerfield

The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers cover

30. The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

by Richard McGregor

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition cover

31. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition

by Michael A. Nielsen, Isaac L. Chuang

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Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It cover

32. Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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Mathematical Ideas (12th Edition) cover

33. Mathematical Ideas (12th Edition)

by Charles David Miller, Vern E. Heeren, John Hornsby

Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

34. Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Ian Stewart

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Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns cover

35. Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns

by Michael Bowers

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Renovation 4th Edition: Completely Revised and Updated cover

36. Renovation 4th Edition: Completely Revised and Updated

by Michael W. Litchfield

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Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide cover

37. Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide

by K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, S. J. Bence

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Models: Attract Women Through Honesty cover

38. Models: Attract Women Through Honesty

by Mark Manson

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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

39. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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The Cat Coloring Book (Dover Nature Coloring Book) cover

40. The Cat Coloring Book (Dover Nature Coloring Book)

by Karen Baldauski