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Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course cover

1. Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course

by Thomas C. Hayes, Paul Horowitz

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Introduction to Logic Circuits & Logic Design with VHDL cover

2. Introduction to Logic Circuits & Logic Design with VHDL

by Brock J. LaMeres

Bebop to the Boolean Boogie, Third Edition: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics cover

3. Bebop to the Boolean Boogie, Third Edition: An Unconventional Guide to Electronics

by Clive Maxfield

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Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition cover

4. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk

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The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal cover

5. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

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The Art of Electronics cover

6. The Art of Electronics

by The Wikipedians

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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living cover

7. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy cover

8. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

by William B Irvine

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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 5th Edition (Teach Yourself Electricity & Electronics) cover

9. Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 5th Edition (Teach Yourself Electricity & Electronics)

by Stan Gibilisco

Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history) cover

10. Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history)

by David Hackett Fischer

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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America cover

11. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

by Colin Woodard

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The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do cover

12. The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do

by Peg Tyre

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness cover

13. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

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Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl (2nd Edition) (Effective Software Development Series) cover

14. Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl (2nd Edition) (Effective Software Development Series)

by Joseph N. Hall, Joshua McAdams, Brian D. Foy

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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East cover

15. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East

by David Fromkin

Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality cover

16. Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality

by Edward Frenkel

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

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

by Donald G. Reinertsen

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Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond cover

18. Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond

by Mark Ames

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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror cover

19. All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

by Stephen Kinzer

Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq cover

20. Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

by Stephen Kinzer

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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives cover

21. The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

by Jesse Eisinger

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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages (Definitive Guides) cover

22. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages (Definitive Guides)

by David Flanagan

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Hacker's Black Book: Important Hacking and Security Informations for Every Internet User cover

23. Hacker's Black Book: Important Hacking and Security Informations for Every Internet User

by Walter Voell

Tales from Arabian Night (Master's Collections) cover

24. Tales from Arabian Night (Master's Collections)

by MAPLE PRESS.

Introduction to Probability Models, Tenth Edition cover

25. Introduction to Probability Models, Tenth Edition

by Sheldon M. Ross

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Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

26. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business cover

27. Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

by Rana Foroohar

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The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization cover

28. The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization

by Peter M. Senge

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Thinking in Systems: A Primer cover

29. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

by Donella Meadows

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Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results cover

30. Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results

by David Peter Stroh

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

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

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading cover

32. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

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Programming Elixir 1.3: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun cover

33. Programming Elixir 1.3: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun

by Dave Thomas, David Thomas

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cover

34. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

by Andy Hunt, David Thomas, Dave Thomas, David . Thomas

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The Complete Arbitrage Deskbook cover

35. The Complete Arbitrage Deskbook

by Stephane Reverre

Machine Learning in Python: Essential Techniques for Predictive Analysis cover

36. Machine Learning in Python: Essential Techniques for Predictive Analysis

by Michael Bowles

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Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation cover

37. Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation

by Gideon Kunda

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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World cover

38. Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

by Nicholas Ostler

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The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel cover

39. The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel

by Nicholas Ostler

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The Classical Cookbook cover

40. The Classical Cookbook

by Andrew Dalby, Sally Grainger

Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self cover

41. Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

by Manoush Zomorodi

Desk Ref cover

42. Desk Ref

by Thomas J. Glover, Richard A. Young

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well cover

43. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen

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

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

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

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A Brief History of Time cover

45. A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

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