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Perl Best Practices cover

1. Perl Best Practices

by Damian Conway

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Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, Second Edition cover

2. Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, Second Edition

by Allison Randal, Dan Sugalski, Leopold Tötsch

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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In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword cover

4. In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword

by Jagdish Bhagwati

The Big Short cover

5. The Big Short

by Michael M. Lewis

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Cry Havoc cover

6. Cry Havoc

Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics, 3rd Edition cover

7. Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics, 3rd Edition

by Jerry Sellers, William Astore, Robert Giffen, Wiley Larson

Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology cover

8. Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology

by Kentaro Toyama

The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law cover

9. The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law

by Nathaniel Burney

Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach cover

10. Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach

by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord

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Blood Medicine: Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever cover

11. Blood Medicine: Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever

by Kathleen Sharp

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Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism (Mit Press) cover

12. Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism (Mit Press)

by Eli Berman

Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police, Examples and Explanations cover

13. Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police, Examples and Explanations

by Robert M. Bloom, Mark S. Brodin

Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal cover

14. Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal

by Tom Shroder

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What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement cover

15. What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement

by Martin E.P. Seligman

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Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy) cover

16. Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy)

by Mary Renault

Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing cover

17. Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing

by Elisabeth Hendrickson

The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe (Modern Library War) cover

18. The Last 100 Days: The Tumultuous and Controversial Story of the Final Days of World War II in Europe (Modern Library War)

by John Toland

We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy cover

19. We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy

by John A. Buck, Sharon Villines

Testing Computer Software cover

20. Testing Computer Software

by Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Q. Nguyen

Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk cover

21. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

by Peter L. Bernstein

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Corporate Confidential cover

22. Corporate Confidential

by Cynthia Shapiro

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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World cover

23. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

by Mark Miodownik

In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius cover

24. In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius

by Arika Okrent

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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

25. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Self-Care Program cover

26. Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Self-Care Program

by Sharon J. Butler

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It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals cover

27. It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals

by Suparna Damany, Jack Bellis

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship cover

28. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship

by Ben Horowitz

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Data Science for Business cover

29. Data Science for Business

Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism cover

30. Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism

by Sheldon S. Wolin

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War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier cover

31. War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

by Smedley Darlington Butler

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