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Nexus: Nexus Arc Book 1 cover

1. Nexus: Nexus Arc Book 1

by Ramez Naam

Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective cover

2. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

by Ha-Joon Chang

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Large-Scale C++ Software Design cover

3. Large-Scale C++ Software Design

by John Lakos

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Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP cover

4. Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP

by Francesco Cesarini, Simon Thompson, Steve Vinoski

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Calculus Success in 20 Minutes a Day cover

5. Calculus Success in 20 Minutes a Day

by Mark A. McKibben

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition cover

6. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey

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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed cover

7. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed

by John Vaillant

Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas cover

8. Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas

by Natasha Dow Schüll

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) cover

9. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners cover

10. Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

by Michael Erard

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Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) cover

11. Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

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Dictionnaire infernal (French Edition) cover

12. Dictionnaire infernal (French Edition)

by Jacques Auguste Collin de Plancy

On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas) cover

13. On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)

by Seneca

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Infernal Dictionary Deluxe Edition cover

14. Infernal Dictionary Deluxe Edition

by Jacques-Albin-Simon Collin de Plancy

Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind & its Challenge to Western Thought cover

15. Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind & its Challenge to Western Thought

by George Lakoff

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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism cover

16. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang

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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

17. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis cover

18. All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis

by Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera

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Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation cover

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

by William A. Fischel

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Auction Theory, Second Edition cover

20. Auction Theory, Second Edition

by Vijay Krishna

Wheelock's Latin 7th Edition (The Wheelock's Latin Series) cover

21. Wheelock's Latin 7th Edition (The Wheelock's Latin Series)

by Richard A. LaFleur

Appendix 3: A Simple Execution Environment cover

22. Appendix 3: A Simple Execution Environment

by Joe Armstrong

The Mathematics of Choice (New Mathematical Library) cover

23. The Mathematics of Choice (New Mathematical Library)

by Ivan Niven

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls cover

24. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo

Treat Your Own Back cover

25. Treat Your Own Back

by Robin McKenzie

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Every Cradle Is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide cover

26. Every Cradle Is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide

by Sarah Perry

Trend Following, 5th Edition: How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets (Wiley Trading) cover

27. Trend Following, 5th Edition: How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets (Wiley Trading)

by Michael W. Covel