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3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra cover

1. 3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra

by Seymour Lipschutz

The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems (Humongous Books) cover

2. The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems (Humongous Books)

by W. Michael Kelley

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Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines) cover

3. Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines)

by Elliott Mendelson

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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules cover

4. Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

by Steve McConnell

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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life cover

5. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

by Erving Goffman

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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services cover

6. Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

by Kim Goodwin

The Analyst cover

7. The Analyst

by Y. N

A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought) cover

8. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)

by Vernor Vinge

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Debt: The First 5,000 Years cover

9. Debt: The First 5,000 Years

by David Graeber

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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change cover

10. Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change

by Jonah Goldberg

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Free: The Future of a Radical Price cover

11. Free: The Future of a Radical Price

by Chris Anderson

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Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day cover

12. Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day

by Craig Lambert

Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method cover

13. Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Children of Time cover

14. Children of Time

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Where Does Money Come From?: A Guide to the UK Monetary & Banking System cover

15. Where Does Money Come From?: A Guide to the UK Monetary & Banking System

by Josh Ryan-Collins, Tony Greenham, Richard Werner

Stabilizing an Unstable Economy cover

16. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy

by Hyman Minsky

Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies cover

17. Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies

by Alastair Bonnett

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How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes cover

18. How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes

by Daniel Solow

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Probabilistic Logic Networks: A Comprehensive Framework for Uncertain Inference cover

19. Probabilistic Logic Networks: A Comprehensive Framework for Uncertain Inference

by Ben Goertzel

The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain cover

20. The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain

by John E. Sarno

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Pay without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation cover

21. Pay without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation

by Lucian Bebchuk, Jesse Fried

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What Technology Wants cover

22. What Technology Wants

by Kevin Kelly

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The Biology of Belief 10th Anniversary Edition: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles cover

23. The Biology of Belief 10th Anniversary Edition: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles

by Bruce H. Lipton, PHD

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Die Kunst des stilvollen Verarmens cover

24. Die Kunst des stilvollen Verarmens

by Alexander von Schönburg

Elements of Programming cover

25. Elements of Programming

by Alexander A. Stepanov, Paul McJones

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Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs (Practical Ethics Series) cover

26. Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs (Practical Ethics Series)

by Douglas N. Husak

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How Music Works cover

27. How Music Works

by David Byrne

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A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas cover

28. A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

by Warren Berger

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Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager: A FranklinCovey Title cover

29. Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager: A FranklinCovey Title

by Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore, James Wood

Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy Of The Centralia Mine Fire cover

30. Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy Of The Centralia Mine Fire

by David DeKok

The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books) cover

31. The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books)

by Kathleen Purcell Munley

Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History cover

32. Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History

by George Crile

Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity: How to Develop the Focus of a Warrior and the Peace of a Monk cover

33. Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity: How to Develop the Focus of a Warrior and the Peace of a Monk

by Kamal Sarma

The Forgotten Revolution: How Science Was Born in 300 BC and Why it Had to Be Reborn cover

34. The Forgotten Revolution: How Science Was Born in 300 BC and Why it Had to Be Reborn

by Lucio Russo, Silvio (translator) Levy

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager cover

35. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

by Michael Lopp

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Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance cover

36. Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance

by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza

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The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time cover

37. The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time

by Marshall McLuhan

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The Anatomy of Revolution cover

38. The Anatomy of Revolution

by Crane Brinton

Robot Builder's Bonanza, 5th Edition cover

39. Robot Builder's Bonanza, 5th Edition

by Gordon McComb

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Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience Series) cover

40. Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience Series)

by Eugene M. Izhikevich

High Performance Computing cover

41. High Performance Computing

by Kevin Dowd, Charles R. Severance

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers cover

42. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz

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Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time cover

43. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

by Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland

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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days cover

44. Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz

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