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101. Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? (Richard Scarry's Busy World)
by Richard Scarry
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102. Essential .NET, Volume I: The Common Language Runtime
by Don Box, Chris Sells
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103. A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)
by Dmitri Tymoczko
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104. The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, Book 1 - The Phenomenon of Life (Center for Environmental Structure, Vol. 9)
by Christopher Alexander
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105. Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
by Andreas C. Müller, Sarah Guido
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106. Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future
by Paul Mason
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107. The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
by Kelly McGonigal
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108. Quantum Computing since Democritus
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109. Basic Training in Mathematics: A Fitness Program for Science Students
by R. Shankar
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110. Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics (The Open Yale Courses Series)
by R. Shankar
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111. Measurement
by Paul Lockhart
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112. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
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113. Molvania: A Land Untouched By Modern Dentistry (Jetlag Travel Guide)
by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch
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114. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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115. Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World
by Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
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116. Digital Design: With an Introduction to the Verilog HDL
by M. Morris Mano, Michael D. Ciletti
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117. Engineering a Compiler, Second Edition
by Keith Daniel Cooper, Linda Torczon
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118. Compiling with Continuations
by Andrew W. Appel
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119. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman
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120. Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies)
by Hugh Beyer, Karen Holtzblatt
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121. Untitled (Pb)
by Jon Ronson
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122. No Contest: The Case Against Competition
by Alfie Kohn
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123. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
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124. Preußen und die Marktwirtschaft
by Ehrhardt Bödecker
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125. From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasting Triumph over Scarcity
by Arnold S. Kling, Nick Schulz
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126. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. M.D.
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127. Designing Data-Intensive Applications
by Martin Kleppmann
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128. The Speed of Dark
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129. And Then I Thought I Was a Fish
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130. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
by Philip A. Fisher
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131. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
by Roger Lowenstein
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132. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
by Peter L. Bernstein
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133. The New Money Masters
by John Train
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134. The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor (Columbia Business School Publishing)
by Howard Marks
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135. Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment
by David F. Swensen
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136. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Best and Latest Investment Advice Money Can Buy (Sixth Edition)
by Burton Gordon Malkiel
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137. The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
by Friedrich August Hayek
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138. Market Wizards
by Jack D. Schwager
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139. The Money Masters
by John Train
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140. Classics II: Another Investor's Anthology
by Charles D. Ellis, James R. Vertin
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141. Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets
by Stan Weinstein
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142. The Investor's Anthology: Original Ideas from the Industry's Greatest Minds (Wiley Investment Series)
by Charles D. Ellis, James R. Vertin
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143. Money Masters of Our Time
by John Train
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144. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment Classics)
by Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber
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145. The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America
by Warren Buffett
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146. The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition)
by Karl Marx, Tucker, Robert C.
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147. @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex
by Shane Harris
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148. PostgreSQL: Up and Running
by Regina O. Obe, Regina Obe, Leo S. Hsu
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149. Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander
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150. Tao Te Ching
by Stephen Mitchell
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151. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande
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152. The Works: Anatomy of a City
by Kate Ascher
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153. Edison: A Biography
by Matthew Josephson
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154. Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks: When Threads Unravel (The Pragmatic Programmers)
by Paul Butcher
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155. How Will Capitalism End?: Essays on a Failing System
by Wolfgang Streeck
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156. The Cinder Spires: the Aeronaut's Windlass
by Jim Butcher
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157. Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols
by Henry Dreyfuss
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158. 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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159. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
by Jessica Livingston
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160. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
by Seymour A. Papert
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161. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
by Daniel T. Willingham
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162. Ulysses (Wordsworth Classics)
by James Joyce
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163. How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
by Michael Gates Gill
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164. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief
by Clair Davies, Amber Davies
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165. The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
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166. Genesis: The Evolution of Biology
by Jan Sapp
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167. Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning [Two Volumes in One]
by George Polya
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168. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel
by Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland
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169. Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life
by Allen Frances
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170. Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
by Bloomberg Businessweek
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171. Think Before You Think: Social Complexity and Knowledge of Knowing
by Stafford Beer
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172. The City & The City
by China Miéville
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173. The Manga Guide to Databases
by Mana Takahashi, Shoko Azuma, Co Ltd Trend
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174. The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
by Hernando De Soto
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175. From c-Numbers to q-Numbers: The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory (California Studies in the History of Science)
by Olivier Darrigol, Research Director Olivier Darrigol
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176. The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance
by Louis Borgenicht M.D., Joe Borgenicht
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177. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
by Robert I. Sutton
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178. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
by Johann Hari
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179. The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies
by Thomas C. Mcevilley
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180. The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
by John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge
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181. The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results
by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
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182. Nazi Census: Identification And Control In The Third Reich (Politics History & Social Chan)
by Götz Aly, Karl Heinz Roth
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183. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
by Tim Weiner
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184. Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone
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185. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance
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186. Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
by Michael Ruhlman
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187. Why the Real Estate Boom Will Not Bust - And How You Can Profit from It: How to Build Wealth in Today's Expanding Real Estate Market
by David Lereah
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188. Magic Beans: 150 Delicious Recipes Featuring Nature's Low-Fat Nutrient-Rich, Disease-Fighting Powerhouse
by Patti Bazel Geil
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189. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
by Frederick P. Brooks (Jr.)
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190. Crap Taxidermy
by Kat Su
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191. But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
by Chuck Klosterman
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192. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker
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193. The Book with No Pictures
by B. J. Novak
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194. Fluent Python
by Luciano Ramalho
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195. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer
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196. Mindfulness in Plain English
by Bhante Henepola Gunarantana
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197. The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" (Incerto)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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198. Replay
by Ken Grimwood
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199. Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight
by John W. Foreman
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200. The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance)
by Alex Kuznetsov
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