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Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence) cover

1. Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence)

by Harold Abelson, Andrea Disessa

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The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling cover

2. The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling

by Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) cover

3. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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The Children's Machine: Rethinking School In The Age Of The Computer cover

4. The Children's Machine: Rethinking School In The Age Of The Computer

by Seymour Papert

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

5. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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Tao Te Ching cover

6. Tao Te Ching

by Stephen Mitchell

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Think Before You Think: Social Complexity and Knowledge of Knowing cover

7. Think Before You Think: Social Complexity and Knowledge of Knowing

by Stafford Beer

Crap Taxidermy cover

8. Crap Taxidermy

by Kat Su

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code cover

9. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck

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The Book with No Pictures cover

10. The Book with No Pictures

by B. J. Novak

The Wandering Earth: Classic Science Fiction Collection cover

11. The Wandering Earth: Classic Science Fiction Collection

by Cixin Liu

Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools cover

12. Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools

by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (The Oatmeal) cover

13. The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (The Oatmeal)

by The Oatmeal, Inman, Matthew

Pocket Ref 4th Edition cover

14. Pocket Ref 4th Edition

by Thomas J. Glover

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section:

15. 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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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

16. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm cover

17. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

by Lewis Dartnell

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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT cover

18. The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT

by Russ Harris, Steven Hayes

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Siddhartha cover

19. Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress cover

20. Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress

by Douglas Brinkley

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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

21. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: The Original Adventures of the Greatest Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time! cover

22. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: The Original Adventures of the Greatest Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time!

by Robert E. Howard

Identifying Wood: Accurate Results With Simple Tools cover

23. Identifying Wood: Accurate Results With Simple Tools

by R. Bruce Hoadley

Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

24. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing cover

25. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing

by Melissa Mohr

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain cover

26. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life cover

27. The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

by Nick Lane

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Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids cover

28. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

by Richard Durbin

Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To cover

29. Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To

by Dana Loesch

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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America cover

30. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich

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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property cover

31. The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property

by Lewis Hyde

Lightweight Django cover

32. Lightweight Django

by Julia Elman, Mark Lavin

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Two Little Gardeners (Little Golden Book) cover

33. Two Little Gardeners (Little Golden Book)

by Margaret Wise Brown, Edith Thacher Hurd

Roger's Profanisaurus cover

34. Roger's Profanisaurus

by Roger Mellie

How Google Tests Software cover

35. How Google Tests Software

by James A. Whittaker, Jason Arbon, Jeff Carollo

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Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error cover

36. Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error

by Steven Michael Casey

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Command and Control cover

37. Command and Control

by Eric Schlosser

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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History) cover

38. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History)

by Eric H. Cline

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Systems Thinking for Business: Capitalize on Structures Hidden in Plain Sight cover

39. Systems Thinking for Business: Capitalize on Structures Hidden in Plain Sight

by Richard Donald Jolly

Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth cover

40. Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth

by Ash Maurya

High Output Management cover

41. High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

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1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2–12 cover

42. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2–12

by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD

Playing at the World cover

43. Playing at the World

by Jon Peterson

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No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind cover

44. No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Tina Payne Bryson

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too cover

45. Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids cover

46. Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

by Kim John Payne, Lisa M. Ross

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind cover

47. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Tina Payne Bryson

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Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason cover

48. Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

by Alfie Kohn

The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them cover

49. The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them

by Elaine N. Aron

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children cover

50. The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

by Ross W. Greene, PhD

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk cover

51. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

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Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text cover

52. Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text

by Giles Murray

The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks) cover

53. The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)

by Cook's Illustrated, Guy Crosby, Ph.D

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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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