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Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior) cover

1. Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior)

by Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels

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The Art of Electronics cover

2. The Art of Electronics

by The Wikipedians

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Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming cover

3. Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

by Jason R. Briggs

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Toolmaker Koan cover

4. Toolmaker Koan

by John McLoughlin

Looting Africa: The Economics of Exploitation cover

5. Looting Africa: The Economics of Exploitation

by Patrick Bond

Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition (Principles of Neural Science (Kandel)) cover

6. Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition (Principles of Neural Science (Kandel))

by Eric R. Kandel

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Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc cover

7. Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc

by Anthony J. Dos Reis

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Java 9 Modularity cover

8. Java 9 Modularity

by Sander Mak, Paul Bakker

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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet cover

9. Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet

by Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon

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Locks, Safes and Security: An International Police Reference (2 volume set) cover

10. Locks, Safes and Security: An International Police Reference (2 volume set)

by Marc Weber Tobias

The New Geography of Jobs cover

11. The New Geography of Jobs

by Enrico Moretti

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Thinking in Systems: A Primer cover

12. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

by Donella Meadows

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13. From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism

by Fred Turner

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What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry cover

14. What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry

by John Markoff

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Journey into the Whirlwind cover

15. Journey into the Whirlwind

by Evgenii︠a︡ Ginzburg

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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, 2nd Edition cover

16. How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Velleman

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Secure Coding in C and C++ (2nd Edition) (SEI Series in Software Engineering) cover

17. Secure Coding in C and C++ (2nd Edition) (SEI Series in Software Engineering)

by Robert C. Seacord

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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve cover

18. The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

by G. Edward Griffin

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Origami Insects (Dover Origami Papercraft) cover

19. Origami Insects (Dover Origami Papercraft)

by Robert J. Lang

The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe) cover

20. The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe)

by Chris Wickham

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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers cover

21. The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

by John Gardner

Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving (Vol 3) cover

22. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving (Vol 3)

by John R. Koza

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Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition cover

23. Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition

by Edward Luttwak

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TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

24. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by Kevin R. Fall, W. Richard Stevens

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Perl Best Practices cover

25. Perl Best Practices

by Damian Conway

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Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (2nd Edition) cover

26. Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (2nd Edition)

by Radia Perlman

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The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference cover

27. The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference

by Charles M. Kozierok

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Cloud Networking: Understanding Cloud-based Data Center Networks cover

28. Cloud Networking: Understanding Cloud-based Data Center Networks

by Gary Lee

Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT, and Cloud cover

29. Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT, and Cloud

by William Stallings

An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition) cover

30. An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Mathematical Notation: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists cover

31. Mathematical Notation: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists

by Edward Scheinerman

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Shapes for sounds (cowhouse) cover

32. Shapes for sounds (cowhouse)

by Timothy Donaldson

A Field Guide to Genetic Programming cover

33. A Field Guide to Genetic Programming

by Riccardo Poli

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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade cover

34. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade

by Pietra Rivoli

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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide cover

35. How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

by Howard Mittelmark, Sandra Newman

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The gospel of selfless action, or, The Gita according to Gandhi: Translation of the original in Gujarati, with an additional introduction and commentary cover

36. The gospel of selfless action, or, The Gita according to Gandhi: Translation of the original in Gujarati, with an additional introduction and commentary

by Mahatma Gandhi, Mahadev Haribhai Desai

Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business cover

37. Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business

by David J. Anderson

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Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction cover

38. Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction

by Daniel S. Vacanti

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