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The New Geography of Jobs cover

1. The New Geography of Jobs

by Enrico Moretti

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America cover

2. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

by Richard Rothstein

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The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error cover

3. The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error

by Sidney Dekker

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Marx for Beginners cover

4. Marx for Beginners

by RIUS

The Nautical Sextant cover

5. The Nautical Sextant

by W. J. Morris

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) cover

6. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

by Seth Godin

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Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass cover

7. Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass

by Harold Gatty

Deep Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series) cover

8. Deep Learning (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series)

by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, Aaron Courville

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Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb cover

9. Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

by William Poundstone

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How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers cover

10. How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

by William Poundstone

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The Machinery of Life cover

11. The Machinery of Life

by David S. Goodsell

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Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition cover

12. Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition

by G. Richard Shell

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

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

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

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Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations cover

14. Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

15. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) cover

16. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In cover

17. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, Bruce Patton

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

18. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen

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Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting cover

19. Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua

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Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection cover

20. Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection

by Peter Winkler

Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants cover

21. Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

by John Drury Clark

Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition) cover

22. Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

by Lao Tsu, Laozi

Drift into Failure: From Hunting Broken Components to Understanding Complex Systems cover

23. Drift into Failure: From Hunting Broken Components to Understanding Complex Systems

by Sidney Dekker

How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

24. How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps

by Natalie Sidner, Lawrence Krubner

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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy cover

25. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

by David D. Burns

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Snow Crash cover

26. Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books) cover

27. The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)

by Samuel Noah Kramer

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza cover

28. Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

by Ken Forkish

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None of These Diseases cover

29. None of These Diseases

by S. I. McMillen

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At Day's Close: Night in Times Past cover

30. At Day's Close: Night in Times Past

by A. Roger Ekirch

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The Connection Machine (Mit Press Series in Artificial Intelligence) cover

31. The Connection Machine (Mit Press Series in Artificial Intelligence)

by W. Daniel Hillis

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3-d Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals cover

32. 3-d Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals

by David A. Lax, James K. Sebenius

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It cover

33. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

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Value Negotiation: How to Finally Get the Win-Win Right cover

34. Value Negotiation: How to Finally Get the Win-Win Right

by Horacio Falcão

Blender Master Class: A Hands-On Guide to Modeling, Sculpting, Materials, and Rendering cover

35. Blender Master Class: A Hands-On Guide to Modeling, Sculpting, Materials, and Rendering

by Ben Simonds

Blender 3D Basics cover

36. Blender 3D Basics

by Gordon Fisher

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

37. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Robert C. Martin

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