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Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale cover

1. Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale

by William A. Sethares

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A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory) cover

2. A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)

by Dmitri Tymoczko

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Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs) cover

3. Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs)

by Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus

Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street cover

4. Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street

by Fred Schwed, Jr.

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The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism cover

5. The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism

by Hernando De Soto

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Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine cover

6. Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine

by Lawrence K. Altman

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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition) (Collins Business Essentials) cover

7. 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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From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasting Triumph over Scarcity cover

8. From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasting Triumph over Scarcity

by Arnold S. Kling, Nick Schulz

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings cover

9. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

by Philip A. Fisher

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Market Wizards cover

10. Market Wizards

by Jack D. Schwager

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Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment Classics) cover

11. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment Classics)

by Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber

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Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win cover

12. Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win

by Jack D. Schwager

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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator cover

13. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

by Edwin Lef?vre

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The Money Masters cover

14. The Money Masters

by John Train

Classics II: Another Investor's Anthology cover

15. Classics II: Another Investor's Anthology

by Charles D. Ellis, James R. Vertin

The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders cover

16. The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders

by Jack D. Schwager

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Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition cover

17. Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman

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The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor (Columbia Business School Publishing) cover

18. The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor (Columbia Business School Publishing)

by Howard Marks

Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist cover

19. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

by Roger Lowenstein

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The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America cover

20. The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America

by Warren Buffett

Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street cover

21. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street

by Peter L. Bernstein

The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition) cover

22. The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition)

by Karl Marx, Tucker, Robert C.

The New Money Masters cover

23. The New Money Masters

by John Train

Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets cover

24. Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets

by Stan Weinstein

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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street cover

25. 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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Money Masters of Our Time cover

26. Money Masters of Our Time

by John Train

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The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition cover

27. The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

by Friedrich August Hayek

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Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment cover

28. Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment

by David F. Swensen

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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Best and Latest Investment Advice Money Can Buy (Sixth Edition) cover

29. 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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The Investor's Anthology: Original Ideas from the Industry's Greatest Minds (Wiley Investment Series) cover

30. The Investor's Anthology: Original Ideas from the Industry's Greatest Minds (Wiley Investment Series)

by Charles D. Ellis, James R. Vertin

Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy (Business and Public Policy) cover

31. Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy (Business and Public Policy)

by Edward T. Walker

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Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning [Two Volumes in One] cover

32. Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning [Two Volumes in One]

by George Polya

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The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance cover

33. 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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Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy cover

34. Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy

by Henry George

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The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance) cover

35. The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance)

by Alex Kuznetsov

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Options as a Strategic Investment cover

36. Options as a Strategic Investment

by Lawrence G. McMillan

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Game Theory (MIT Press) cover

37. Game Theory (MIT Press)

by Drew Fudenberg, Jean Tirole

The Way the World Works (Gateway Contemporary) cover

38. The Way the World Works (Gateway Contemporary)

by Bishop of Hippo Wanniski

Security Analysis: Sixth Edition, Foreword by Warren Buffett (Security Analysis Prior Editions) cover

39. Security Analysis: Sixth Edition, Foreword by Warren Buffett (Security Analysis Prior Editions)

by Graham

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The Age of the Economist (9th Edition) cover

40. The Age of the Economist (9th Edition)

by Daniel Roland Fusfeld

Using Econometrics: A Practical Guide (6th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Economics) cover

41. Using Econometrics: A Practical Guide (6th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Economics)

by A. H. Studenmund

Liar's Poker (Norton Paperback) cover

42. Liar's Poker (Norton Paperback)

by Michael Lewis

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Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work on Wall Street cover

43. Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work on Wall Street

by Leveraged Sellout

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

44. 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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Principles of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition cover

45. Principles of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition

by Richard A. Brealey, Richard Brealey, David Brealey, Richard Brealey, Brealey Richard, Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen, BREALEY, Pitabas Mohanty, Richard Brealey and Stewart Myers and Franklin Allen

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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller cover

46. No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller

by Harry Markopolos

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Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies cover

47. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos

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Free to Choose: A Personal Statement cover

48. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman

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Network Nation - Revised Edition: Human Communication via Computer cover

49. Network Nation - Revised Edition: Human Communication via Computer

by Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Murray Turoff

Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century cover

50. Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century

by Jeffry A. Frieden

Elements of Programming cover

51. Elements of Programming

by Alexander A. Stepanov, Paul McJones

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The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success cover

52. The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success

by Megan McArdle

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How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes cover

53. How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

by Peter D. Schiff, Andrew J. Schiff

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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact cover

54. The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact

by Edmond Lau

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Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments (An Uncle Eric Book) cover

55. Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments (An Uncle Eric Book)

by Rick Maybury

Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition) cover

56. Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik

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The Meditator's Dilemma: An Innovative Approach to Overcoming Obstacles and Revitalizing Your Practice cover

57. The Meditator's Dilemma: An Innovative Approach to Overcoming Obstacles and Revitalizing Your Practice

by Bill Morgan

Commodore: A Company on the Edge cover

58. Commodore: A Company on the Edge

by Brian Bagnall

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Calculus, 7th Edition cover

59. Calculus, 7th Edition

by James Stewart

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Introduction to Probability, 2nd Edition cover

60. Introduction to Probability, 2nd Edition

by Dimitri Bertsekas, John N. Tsitsiklis

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Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer Science cover

61. Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer Science

by Philip N. Klein

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Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 cover

62. Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947

by D. M. Giangreco

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Now It Can Be Told: The Story Of The Manhattan Project cover

63. Now It Can Be Told: The Story Of The Manhattan Project

by General Leslie R. Groves

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

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

by Richard Rhodes

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century cover

65. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

by T. A. Shippey

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us cover

66. Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

by Seth Godin

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Elementary Logic cover

67. Elementary Logic

by Benson Mates

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

68. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities cover

69. The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs

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Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan cover

70. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan

by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

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Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years cover

71. Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years

by David Graeber

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Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus. Ein Abgesang auf die Marktwirtschaft. cover

72. Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus. Ein Abgesang auf die Marktwirtschaft.

by Robert Kurz

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers, Seventh Edition cover

73. The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers, Seventh Edition

by Robert L. Heilbroner

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Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street cover

74. Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street

by Tomas Sedlacek

Microeconomic Theory cover

75. Microeconomic Theory

by Andreu Mas-Colell

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity cover

76. Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity

by Douglas Rushkoff

American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass cover

77. American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass

by Douglas S. Massey, Nancy A. Denton

Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security cover

78. Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security

by Christopher Hadnagy

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Assembly Language and Computer Architecture Using C++ and JavaTM cover

79. Assembly Language and Computer Architecture Using C++ and JavaTM

by Anthony J. Dos Reis

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book) cover

80. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book)

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

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