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Against Method cover

1. Against Method

by Paul Feyerabend

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The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development cover

2. The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

by Donald G. Reinertsen

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Genesis: The Evolution of Biology cover

3. Genesis: The Evolution of Biology

by Jan Sapp

The C Programming Language cover

4. The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition cover

5. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

by Daniel Okrent

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MY BRAIN IS OPEN: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos cover

6. MY BRAIN IS OPEN: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos

by Bruce Schechter

Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

7. Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

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The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos cover

8. The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

by Deborah Heiligman

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Software Requirements (3rd Edition) (Developer Best Practices) cover

9. Software Requirements (3rd Edition) (Developer Best Practices)

by Karl Eugene Wiegers, Joy Beatty

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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It cover

10. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

by Michael E. Gerber

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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

11. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

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

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The Algorithm Design Manual cover

12. The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S Skiena

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

13. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

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Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design cover

14. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design

by Richard Bird

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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (3rd Edition) cover

15. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (3rd Edition)

by Stuart Jonathan Russell, Peter Norvig, Ernest Davis

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Algorithms, Fourth Edition (Deluxe): Book and 24-Part Lecture Series cover

16. Algorithms, Fourth Edition (Deluxe): Book and 24-Part Lecture Series

by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics cover

17. How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

by Zbigniew Michalewicz, David B. Fogel

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Purely Functional Data Structures cover

18. Purely Functional Data Structures

by Chris Okasaki

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Hacker's Delight (2nd Edition) cover

19. Hacker's Delight (2nd Edition)

by Henry S. Warren

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Randomized Algorithms cover

20. Randomized Algorithms

by Rajeev Motwani, Prabhakar Raghavan

An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms (2nd Edition) cover

21. An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms (2nd Edition)

by Robert Sedgewick, Philippe Flajolet

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Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) cover

22. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)

by Christopher M. Bishop

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Numerical Recipes 3rd Edition: The Art of Scientific Computing cover

23. Numerical Recipes 3rd Edition: The Art of Scientific Computing

by William H. Press

Approximation Algorithms cover

24. Approximation Algorithms

by Vijay V. Vazirani

Advanced Data Structures cover

25. Advanced Data Structures

by Peter Brass

Distributed Algorithms (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

26. Distributed Algorithms (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Nancy A. Lynch

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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set cover

27. The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set

by Donald Knuth

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Ready Player One: A Novel cover

28. Ready Player One: A Novel

by Ernest Cline

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The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation (TED Books) cover

29. The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation (TED Books)

by Hannah Fry

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions cover

30. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

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An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

31. An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Greg Michaelson

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Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust cover

32. Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust

by Charles Patterson

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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles cover

33. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield

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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

34. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation cover

35. Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation

by William A. Fischel

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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation cover

36. Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

by Sonia Hirt

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The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science cover

37. The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science

by A. K. Dewdney

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Outsourced cover

38. Outsourced

by Raelynn Hillhouse

Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis; cover

39. Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis;

by Richards J. Heuer Jr., Randolph H. Pherson

Cordelia's Honor cover

40. Cordelia's Honor

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Stop the 401(k) Rip-Off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees to Improve Your Life cover

41. Stop the 401(k) Rip-Off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees to Improve Your Life

by David B. Loeper

Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States cover

42. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States

by Kenneth T. Jackson

A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity cover

43. A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity

by Luigi Zingales

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44. The Schemers Guide

by Iain Ferguson, Edward Martin, Burt Kaufman

How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism cover

45. How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism

by Stephen Guise

How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing cover

46. How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing

by Matthias Felleisen

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The Art Of Japanese Joinery cover

47. The Art Of Japanese Joinery

by Kiyosi Seike

Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition cover

48. Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman

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Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior cover

49. Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior

by Geoffrey Miller

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Elementary Linear Algebra cover

50. Elementary Linear Algebra

by Ron Larson

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The World Record Paper Airplane Book cover

51. The World Record Paper Airplane Book

by Jeff Lammers

The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win cover

52. The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

53. Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

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