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Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference cover

1. Windows NT/2000 Native API Reference

by Gary Nebbett

Geek Nerd Suit: Breaking Down Walls, Unifying Teams, and Creating Cutting-Edge Customer Centricity cover

2. Geek Nerd Suit: Breaking Down Walls, Unifying Teams, and Creating Cutting-Edge Customer Centricity

by Chuck Densinger, Brooke Niemiec, Mason Thelen

The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance cover

3. The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance

by Steven G. Rogelberg

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The Annotated C++ Reference Manual cover

4. The Annotated C++ Reference Manual

by Margaret A. Ellis, Bjarne Stroustrup

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A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America cover

5. A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America

by Vishaan Chakrabarti

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

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

by David Kushner

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

7. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

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Zoology cover

8. Zoology

by Robert L. Dorit, Warren Franklin Walker, Robert D. Barnes

Aztec cover

9. Aztec

by Gary Jennings

Chimpanzee Material Culture: Implications for Human Evolution cover

10. Chimpanzee Material Culture: Implications for Human Evolution

by William C. McGrew

Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hut cover

11. Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hut

by Nigel Barley

Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition (Principles of Neural Science (Kandel)) cover

12. Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition (Principles of Neural Science (Kandel))

by Eric R. Kandel

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The Aquaponic Farmer: A Complete Guide to Building and Operating a Commercial Aquaponic System cover

13. The Aquaponic Farmer: A Complete Guide to Building and Operating a Commercial Aquaponic System

by Adrian Southern, Whelm King

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Introduction to Probability cover

14. Introduction to Probability

by Dimitri P. Bertsekas, John N. Tsitsiklis

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

15. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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Freighter Captain cover

16. Freighter Captain

by Max Hardberger

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Kundalini -- An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana cover

17. Kundalini -- An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana

by Om Swami

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Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World cover

18. Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World

by Shadi Hamid

The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium cover

19. The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

by Martin Gurri

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Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality cover

20. Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality

by Bill Kilday

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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics cover

21. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma cover

22. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

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Epistemology and the Psychology of Human Judgment cover

23. Epistemology and the Psychology of Human Judgment

by Michael A. Bishop, J. D. Trout

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The Gnostic Gospels / Adam, Eve, and the Serpent / The Origins of Satan cover

24. The Gnostic Gospels / Adam, Eve, and the Serpent / The Origins of Satan

by Elaine H. Pagels

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation cover

25. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis

Performance Modeling and Design of Computer Systems: Queueing Theory in Action cover

26. Performance Modeling and Design of Computer Systems: Queueing Theory in Action

by Mor Harchol-Balter

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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond cover

27. Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

by Gene Kranz

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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World cover

28. Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

by Paul Stamets

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis cover

29. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J. D. Vance

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City cover

30. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Matthew Desmond

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Lean UX cover

31. Lean UX

by Jeff Gothelf

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Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs cover

32. Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs

by Jon Koomey

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Rethinking Madness: Towards a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis cover

33. Rethinking Madness: Towards a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis

by Paris Williams

Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know cover

34. Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know

by Gregory Wrightstone

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

35. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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Cryptanalysis: A Study of Ciphers and Their Solution cover

36. Cryptanalysis: A Study of Ciphers and Their Solution

by Helen F. Gaines

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

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

by Ryan Holiday

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Illustration of channels and points for acupuncture and moxibustion cover

38. Illustration of channels and points for acupuncture and moxibustion

by 王一方

Qigong Essentials for Health Promotion cover

39. Qigong Essentials for Health Promotion

by Guorui Jiao

Chinese Qigong Therapy cover

40. Chinese Qigong Therapy

by Mingwu Zhang

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth cover

41. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth

by Paul Hoffman

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Neanderthal Man cover

42. Neanderthal Man

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness cover

43. The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness

by John Yates, Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves

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