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Enemies: A History of the FBI cover

1. Enemies: A History of the FBI

by Tim Weiner

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The Future of the Body: Explorations Into the Further Evolution Of Human Nature cover

2. The Future of the Body: Explorations Into the Further Evolution Of Human Nature

by Michael Murphy

Handwriting of the Twentieth Century cover

3. Handwriting of the Twentieth Century

by Rosemary Sassoon

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

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

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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21st Century C cover

5. 21st Century C

by Ben Klemens

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Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks) cover

6. Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks)

by P. R. Spencer

Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Texts in Applied Mathematics) cover

7. Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Texts in Applied Mathematics)

by Stephen Wiggins

Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications cover

8. Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications

by Perry R. Cook

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Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

9. Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Drew Neil

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The Nature of Paleolithic Art cover

10. The Nature of Paleolithic Art

by R. Dale Guthrie

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Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach: Ordinary Differential Equations (Texts in Applied Mathematics) (Pt 1) cover

11. Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach: Ordinary Differential Equations (Texts in Applied Mathematics) (Pt 1)

by John H. Hubbard, Beverly H. West

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind cover

12. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

by Julian Jaynes

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The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster cover

13. The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster

by Jonathan M. Katz

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The Music Machine: Selected Readings from Computer Music Journal cover

14. The Music Machine: Selected Readings from Computer Music Journal

by Curtis Roads

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

15. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It cover

16. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

by Michael E. Gerber

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A Pelican Introduction Human Evolution cover

17. A Pelican Introduction Human Evolution

by Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar

Programming Computer Vision with Python cover

18. Programming Computer Vision with Python

by Jan Solem

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives cover

19. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

by Leonard Mlodinow

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The Gulag Archipelago Abridged: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (P.S.) cover

20. The Gulag Archipelago Abridged: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (P.S.)

by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

In Defense of a Liberal Education cover

21. In Defense of a Liberal Education

by Fareed Zakaria

The Thank You Economy cover

22. The Thank You Economy

by Gary Vaynerchuk

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Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It) cover

23. Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)

by William Poundstone

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Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft cover

24. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

by Paul Allen

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A History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present cover

25. A History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present

by Michael J. Seth

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Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations cover

26. Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

by Neal Ford, Matthew McCullough, Nathaniel Schutta

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The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work cover

27. The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

by Shawn Achor

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Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives cover

28. Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir

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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration cover

29. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

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Black Box BER cover

30. Black Box BER

by Meinhard von Gerkan

The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical Paradox cover

31. The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical Paradox

by Leonard M. Wapner

Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America cover

32. Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America

by Stephen Manes, Paul Andrews

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Microsoft First Generation: The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire cover

33. Microsoft First Generation: The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire

by Cheryl Tsang

Mastering OpenCV with Practical Computer Vision Projects cover

34. Mastering OpenCV with Practical Computer Vision Projects

Game Engine Architecture cover

35. Game Engine Architecture

by Jason Gregory

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Winning Through Intimidation cover

36. Winning Through Intimidation

by Robert J. Ringer

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Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency cover

37. Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

by Tom DeMarco

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ML for the Working Programmer, 2nd Edition cover

38. ML for the Working Programmer, 2nd Edition

by Lawrence C. Paulson

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A History of the Middle East: Fourth Edition cover

39. A History of the Middle East: Fourth Edition

by Peter Mansfield

Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? cover

40. Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

by Philip E. Tetlock

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Tragic Design cover

41. Tragic Design

by Jonathan Shariat, Cynthia Savard Saucier

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From Mathematics to Generic Programming cover

42. From Mathematics to Generic Programming

by Alexander A. Stepanov, Daniel E. Rose

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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management cover

43. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein

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Islam Without Allah?: The Rise of Religious Externalism in Safavid Iran cover

44. Islam Without Allah?: The Rise of Religious Externalism in Safavid Iran

by Colin Turner

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West cover

45. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

by Blaine Harden

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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan cover

46. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

by Robert Kanigel

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The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive cover

47. The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive

by Brian Christian

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Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century cover

48. Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century

by Geoffrey Parker

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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation cover

49. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

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Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA cover

50. Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA

by E.G. Vallianatos, McKay Jenkins

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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) cover

51. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)

by Jared M. Diamond

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character cover

52. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

by Paul Tough

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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books cover

53. A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books

by Nicholas A. Basbanes

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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking cover

54. Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

by Nathan Myhrvold

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Einstein: His Life and Universe cover

55. Einstein: His Life and Universe

by Walter Isaacson, Illus. with photos

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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York cover

56. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

by Robert A. Caro

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

57. 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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Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects cover

58. Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us cover

59. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

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The Great Jackass Fallacy cover

60. The Great Jackass Fallacy

by Harry Levinson

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager cover

61. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

by Michael Lopp

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (with featured article “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman) cover

62. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (with featured article “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners cover

63. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners

by Al Sweigart

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The Girl on the Train cover

64. The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

65. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela cover

66. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

by Nelson Mandela

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The 48 Laws of Power cover

67. The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene

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Nemesis Games (The Expanse) cover

68. Nemesis Games (The Expanse)

by James S. A. Corey

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Cibola Burn (The Expanse) cover

69. Cibola Burn (The Expanse)

by James S. A. Corey

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action cover

70. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Simon Sinek

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The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom cover

71. The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom

by Zhizhong Cai

The Way of Zen cover

72. The Way of Zen

by Alan Watts

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