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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation cover

1. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

by Michael Pollan

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) cover

2. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.)

by Matt Ridley

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Ruby Under a Microscope: An Illustrated Guide to Ruby Internals cover

3. Ruby Under a Microscope: An Illustrated Guide to Ruby Internals

by Pat Shaughnessy

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Lisp in Small Pieces cover

4. Lisp in Small Pieces

by Christian Queinnec

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Badass: Making Users Awesome cover

5. Badass: Making Users Awesome

by Kathy Sierra

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Complexity and the Economy cover

6. Complexity and the Economy

by W. Brian Arthur

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition cover

7. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition

by Steven Levy

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1. Theory cover

8. 1. Theory

by Russell Jurney

The Hacker's Dictionary: A Guide to the World of Computer Wizards cover

9. The Hacker's Dictionary: A Guide to the World of Computer Wizards

by Guy L. Steele

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International) cover

10. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International)

by Haruki Murakami

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The Science of Marijuana cover

11. The Science of Marijuana

by Leslie L. Iversen

The King of Nepal: Life Before the Drug Wars cover

12. The King of Nepal: Life Before the Drug Wars

by Joseph R. Pietri

Algebra: Chapter 0 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) cover

13. Algebra: Chapter 0 (Graduate Studies in Mathematics)

by Paolo Aluffi

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One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy cover

14. One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy

by Thomas Frank

Building Microservices cover

15. Building Microservices

by Sam Newman

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 cover

16. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

by Steve Coll

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Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide, 2nd Edition cover

17. Programming in Scala: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide, 2nd Edition

by Martin Odersky, Lex Spoon, Bill Venners

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Functional JavaScript cover

18. Functional JavaScript

by Michael Fogus

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

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

by Ha-Joon Chang

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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty cover

20. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson

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Introducing Elixir cover

21. Introducing Elixir

by Simon St. Laurent, J. David Eisenberg

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Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired cover

22. Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired

by Till Roenneberg

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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

23. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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Useful Measurements for Violin Makers: A Reference For Shop Use cover

24. Useful Measurements for Violin Makers: A Reference For Shop Use

by Henry A. Strobel

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Series) cover

25. Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Series)

by David Feldman

The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives (Economics, Cognition, and Society) cover

26. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives (Economics, Cognition, and Society)

by Stephen Thomas Ziliak, Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

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Exploring Expect cover

27. Exploring Expect

by Don Libes

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The Elements of Networking Style: And Other Essays & Animadversions on the Art of Intercomputer Networking cover

28. The Elements of Networking Style: And Other Essays & Animadversions on the Art of Intercomputer Networking

by M. A. Padlipsky

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Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

29. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design

by Richard Bird

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Learning Scala cover

30. Learning Scala

by Jason Swartz

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Tcl/Tk cover

31. Tcl/Tk

by Clif Flynt

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World cover

32. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

by David Deutsch

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The Comanche Empire (The Lamar Series in Western History) cover

33. The Comanche Empire (The Lamar Series in Western History)

by Pekka Hämäläinen

Platitudes Undone: A Facsimile Edition of Holbrook Jackson's

34. Platitudes Undone: A Facsimile Edition of Holbrook Jackson's "Platitudes in the Making" with Original Handwritten Responses by G.K. Chest

by Holbrook Jackson

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

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

by Steve McConnell

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Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

36. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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The Martian: A Novel cover

37. The Martian: A Novel

by Andy Weir

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The Circle cover

38. The Circle

by Dave Eggers

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