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The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems cover

1. The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems

by W. Michael Kelley

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3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra cover

2. 3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra

by Seymour Lipschutz

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, 2) cover

8. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, 2)

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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Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design cover

10. Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design

by Wendy Walrabenstein

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

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

by Alastair Bonnett

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture cover

13. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner

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Children of Time cover

14. Children of Time

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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

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

by Craig Lambert

Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method cover

16. Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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

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

by Daniel Solow

Elements of Programming cover

18. Elements of Programming

by Alexander A. Stepanov, Paul McJones

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Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs cover

19. Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs

by Douglas N. Husak

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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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Stabilizing an Unstable Economy cover

21. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy

by Hyman Minsky

Pay without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation cover

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

by Lucian Bebchuk, Jesse Fried

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Probabilistic Logic Networks: A Comprehensive Framework for Uncertain Inference cover

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

by Ben Goertzel

What Technology Wants cover

24. What Technology Wants

by Kevin Kelly

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How Music Works cover

25. How Music Works

by David Byrne

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

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

by Warren Berger

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

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

by Kathleen Purcell Munley

Fire Underground cover

28. Fire Underground

by David DeKok

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

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

by Lucio Russo, Silvio (translator) Levy

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

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

by Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore, James Wood

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

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

by Kamal Sarma

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

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

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

by Michael Lopp

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The Anatomy of Revolution cover

34. The Anatomy of Revolution

by Crane Brinton

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

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

by Marshall McLuhan

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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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Robot Builder's Bonanza, 5th Edition cover

37. Robot Builder's Bonanza, 5th Edition

by Gordon McComb

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

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

by Bruce H. Lipton, PHD

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Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience) by Izhikevich, Eugene M. (2010) Paperback cover

39. Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience: The Geometry of Excitability and Bursting (Computational Neuroscience) by Izhikevich, Eugene M. (2010) Paperback

by Eugene M. Izhikevich

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

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

by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz

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

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

by Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship cover

42. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship

by Ben Horowitz

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