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Effective Modern C++ cover

1. Effective Modern C++

by Scott Meyers

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

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

by Charles Petzold

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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

3. The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken

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Ancient Inventions cover

4. Ancient Inventions

by Peter J. James, Nick Thorpe, I. J. Thorpe

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Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Classics) cover

5. Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Classics)

by Seneca

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

6. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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

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

by Andrei Alexandrescu

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C++ Coding Standards: 101 Rules, Guidelines, and Best Practices cover

8. C++ Coding Standards: 101 Rules, Guidelines, and Best Practices

by Herb Sutter

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Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars) cover

9. Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)

by Po-ching Yip

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A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (General Grammar) cover

10. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (General Grammar)

by Randolph Quirk

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Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar cover

11. Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

by Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson

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The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language cover

12. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

by Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum

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Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima cover

13. Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

by James A. Mahaffey

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Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet cover

14. Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet

by Jimmy Moore, Eric Westman

Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health cover

15. Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health

by Denise Minger

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The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet cover

16. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

by Nina Teicholz

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An Island to Oneself cover

17. An Island to Oneself

by Tom Neale

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How Doctors Think cover

18. How Doctors Think

by Jerome E. Groopman

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Mind Over Machine cover

19. Mind Over Machine

by Hubert Dreyfus, Stuart E. Dreyfus, Tom Athanasiou

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The Dune Encyclopedia: The Complete, Authorized Guide and Companion to Frank Herbert's Masterpiece of the Imagination cover

20. The Dune Encyclopedia: The Complete, Authorized Guide and Companion to Frank Herbert's Masterpiece of the Imagination

by Willis Everett McNelly

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It cover

21. Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

by Gary Taubes

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But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone cover

22. But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

by J. Clark Scott

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Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians cover

23. Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians

by Jeffrey B. Russell

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age cover

24. A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester

The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke cover

25. The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke

by Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi

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First Contract cover

26. First Contract

by Greg Costikyan

Learn Hungarian cover

27. Learn Hungarian

by Zoltán Bánhidi, Zoltán Jókay, Dénes Szabó

Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb cover

28. Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

by William Poundstone

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Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web cover

29. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web

by Tim Berners-Lee

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The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company cover

30. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

by Steven Gary Blank, Bob Dorf

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What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss cover

31. What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss

by Christopher Colin, Rob Baedeker

Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism cover

32. Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang

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The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) cover

33. The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

by Noam Wasserman

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Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness cover

34. Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness

by Garner, Alan

Choosing a JavaScript Framework cover

35. Choosing a JavaScript Framework

by Pam Selle, Tim Ruffles, Christopher Hiller, Jamie White

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

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

by Steve McConnell

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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter cover

37. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

by Richard Phillips Feynman

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Programmers at Work cover

38. Programmers at Work

by Susan Lammers

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Programmers at Work: Interviews With 19 Programmers Who Shaped the Computer Industry (Tempus) cover

39. Programmers at Work: Interviews With 19 Programmers Who Shaped the Computer Industry (Tempus)

by Susan Lammers

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Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business cover

40. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

by Gino Wickman

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Most Secret War (Wordsworth Military Library) cover

41. Most Secret War (Wordsworth Military Library)

by Reginald Victor Jones

Computer Organization and Architecture (9th Edition) (William Stallings Books on Computer and Data Communications) cover

42. Computer Organization and Architecture (9th Edition) (William Stallings Books on Computer and Data Communications)

by William Stallings

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings cover

43. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

by Philip A. Fisher

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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition) (Collins Business Essentials) cover

44. The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition) (Collins Business Essentials)

by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig, Atsuhiro Dokō, Kazumi Masuzawa, Miwa Niimi, Warren Buffett, Yonatan Bar

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The Partnership Charter: How To Start Out Right With Your New Business Partnership (or Fix The One You're In) cover

45. The Partnership Charter: How To Start Out Right With Your New Business Partnership (or Fix The One You're In)

by David Gage

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Flash Boys cover

46. Flash Boys

by Michael Lewis

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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

47. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries

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