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Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines) cover

1. Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines)

by Elliott Mendelson

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From GSM to LTE-Advanced: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband cover

2. From GSM to LTE-Advanced: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband

by Martin Sauter

The AWK Programming Language cover

3. The AWK Programming Language

by Alfred V. Aho, Brian W. Kernighan, Peter J. Weinberger

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An Introduction to Category Theory cover

4. An Introduction to Category Theory

by Harold Simmons

Data Science at the Command Line cover

5. Data Science at the Command Line

by Jeroen Janssens

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) cover

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

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Moral Basis of a Backward Society cover

7. Moral Basis of a Backward Society

by Edward C. Banfield

Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute Revised cover

8. Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute Revised

by Jack Chapman

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Alliance cover

9. Alliance

by Gerald N. Lund

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (Sanford Guides) cover

10. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (Sanford Guides)

by David N. Gilbert

Petite geisha, Tome 1 : LÃ¢??Okiya des mystÃƒÂ¨res cover

11. Petite geisha, Tome 1 : LÃ¢??Okiya des mystÃƒÂ¨res

by Joris Chamblain, Aurélie Neyret

The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error cover

12. The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error

by Sidney Dekker

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Coltan cover

13. Coltan

by Michael Nest

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive cover

14. Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, Robert Cialdini

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution cover

15. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

by Richard Dawkins

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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body cover

16. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

by Neil Shubin

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Why Evolution Is True cover

17. Why Evolution Is True

by Jerry A. Coyne

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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution cover

18. The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

by Sean B. Carroll

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Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo cover

19. Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo

by Sean B. Carroll

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

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

by Richard Dawkins

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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease cover

21. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease

by Daniel E. Lieberman

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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies cover

22. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Nick Bostrom

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

23. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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New First Three Years of Life: Completely Revised and Updated cover

24. New First Three Years of Life: Completely Revised and Updated

by Burton L. White

Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child (How Parents Can Help Their Baby Develop Into a Secure and We) cover

25. Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child (How Parents Can Help Their Baby Develop Into a Secure and We)

by Burton L. White

The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience cover

26. The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience

by Martin E. P. Seligman, Karen Reivich, Lisa Jaycox, Jane Gillham

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On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft cover

27. On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft

by Stephen King

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Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories cover

28. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories

by Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Charles van Marrewijk

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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed cover

29. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos

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The Soul of A New Machine cover

30. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore cover

31. On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore

by Brian Bagnall

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Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall cover

32. Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall

by Jeremy Bernstein

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

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

by Steve McConnell

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How To Fire Yr Boss cover

35. How To Fire Yr Boss

by Chris Malburg

Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer (Second Edition) cover

36. Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer (Second Edition)

by Paul Freiberger, Michael Swaine

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition cover

37. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes

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Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved cover

38. Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved

by Ivan R. Schwab, Richard R. Dubielzig, Charles Schobert

Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, Updated Edition (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) cover

39. Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, Updated Edition (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

by Peter Warren Singer

Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks cover

40. Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks

by Michal Zalewski

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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb cover

41. Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

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The Food Allergy Book cover

42. The Food Allergy Book

by William E. Walsh

Lightweight Django cover

43. Lightweight Django

by Julia Elman, Mark Lavin

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Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

44. Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy

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Cryptonomicon cover

45. Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

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Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Second Edition cover

46. Digital Design and Computer Architecture, Second Edition

by David Money Harris, Sarah L. Harris

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Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle cover

47. Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

by Dan Senor, Saul Singer

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Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, Third Edition (3rd Edition) (Graphic Design & Visual Communication Courses) cover

48. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, Third Edition (3rd Edition) (Graphic Design & Visual Communication Courses)

by Erik Spiekermann

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The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body cover

49. The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body

by Sarah Ballantyne

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