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The Pragmatic Programmer: journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) cover

1. The Pragmatic Programmer: journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

by David Hurst Thomas, Andrew Hunt

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Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition cover

2. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition

by Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore

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The Answer: How to start a relationship and make it last cover

3. The Answer: How to start a relationship and make it last

by Dan Josefsson, Egil Linge

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

4. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox...How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean cover

5. Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox...How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean

by David Gelernter

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The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You cover

6. The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

by Scott E. Page

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Object-Oriented Design Heuristics cover

7. Object-Oriented Design Heuristics

by Arthur J. Riel

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sed & awk cover

8. sed & awk

by Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins

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The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court cover

9. The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court

by Neal Devins, Lawrence Baum

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys cover

10. The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys

by James Fadiman

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Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game (Vol. 1) cover

11. Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game (Vol. 1)

by Lev Alburt, Larry Parr

Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta (The MIT Press) cover

12. Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta (The MIT Press)

by Thomas Lin

Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy cover

13. Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy

by Elaine Tyler May

Q. E. D. : The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Penguin Press Science) cover

14. Q. E. D. : The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Penguin Press Science)

by Richard Phillips Feynman

Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth cover

15. Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

by Andrew Smith

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Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory cover

16. Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory

by Robert D. Klauber

Field Quantization cover

17. Field Quantization

by Walter Greiner, Joachim Reinhardt

Renormalization Methods: A Guide For Beginners cover

18. Renormalization Methods: A Guide For Beginners

by William David McComb

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Introduction to Elementary Particles cover

19. Introduction to Elementary Particles

by David Jeffrey Griffiths

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The Art of Analog Layout (2nd Edition) cover

20. The Art of Analog Layout (2nd Edition)

by Ray Alan Hastings

CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective (4th Edition) cover

21. CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective (4th Edition)

by Neil H. E. Weste, David Money Harris

Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective with Verilog/VHDL Manual (2nd Edition) cover

22. Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective with Verilog/VHDL Manual (2nd Edition)

by Neil West, Kamran Eshraghian, Michael J. S. Smith

Linear Algebra and Learning from Data cover

23. Linear Algebra and Learning from Data

by Gilbert Strang

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System Modeling in Cellular Biology: From Concepts to Nuts and Bolts (The MIT Press) cover

24. System Modeling in Cellular Biology: From Concepts to Nuts and Bolts (The MIT Press)

by Zoltan Szallasi, Jörg Stelling, Vipul Periwal

DNA Nanoscience: From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology cover

25. DNA Nanoscience: From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

by Kenneth Douglas

303 Tricky Chess Tactics cover

26. 303 Tricky Chess Tactics

by Fred Wilson, Bruce Alberston

Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud cover

27. Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud

by Peter Watson

Extremism (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) cover

28. Extremism (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

by J. M. Berger

Windows Programmer's Guide to Ole/Dde/Book and Disk cover

29. Windows Programmer's Guide to Ole/Dde/Book and Disk

by Jeffrey D. Clark

A Guide to Feynman Diagrams in the Many-Body Problem: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) cover

30. A Guide to Feynman Diagrams in the Many-Body Problem: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)

by Richard D. Mattuck

Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics cover

31. Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics

by David Kaiser

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The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' cover

32. The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

by Professor Sidney Dekker

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Thinking in Systems: A Primer cover

33. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

by Donella Meadows

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Systems Engineering cover

34. Systems Engineering

by Reinhard Haberfellner

Combination Challenge cover

35. Combination Challenge

by Lou Hays, John Hall

Sharpen Your Tactics: 1125 Brilliant Sacrifices, Combinations, and Studies cover

36. Sharpen Your Tactics: 1125 Brilliant Sacrifices, Combinations, and Studies

by Anatoly Lein, Boris Archangelsky

Endgame Challenge cover

37. Endgame Challenge

by John Hall

The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom cover

38. The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom

by Stephen M. Stigler

Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture (A Friends of the Land Book) cover

39. Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture (A Friends of the Land Book)

by Joseph Russell Smith

The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them) cover

40. The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)

by Lucile M. Jones

Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies cover

41. Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

by Cesar Hidalgo

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Energiewende verstehen: Die Zukunft von Autoverkehr, Heizen und Strompreisen (German Edition) cover

42. Energiewende verstehen: Die Zukunft von Autoverkehr, Heizen und Strompreisen (German Edition)

by Thomas Unnerstall

American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System cover

43. American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System

by E. Fuller Torrey

McNamara's Folly cover

44. McNamara's Folly

by Hamilton Gregory

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How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease cover

45. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

by Michael Greger, Gene Stone

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Medieval Technology and Social Change cover

46. Medieval Technology and Social Change

by Lynn White (Jr.)

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Tower of Secrets: A Real Life Spy Thriller cover

47. Tower of Secrets: A Real Life Spy Thriller

by Victor Sheymov

The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and Performance cover

48. The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and Performance

by Guerino Mazzola

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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change cover

49. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

by Camille Fournier

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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph cover

50. The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

by Ryan Holiday

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Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II cover

51. Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II

by Stuart Goldman

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Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law, Fifth Edition cover

52. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law, Fifth Edition

by Jay M. Feinman

The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money cover

53. The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

by Bryan Caplan

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Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day cover

54. Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky