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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland cover

1. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

by Christopher R. Browning

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Dance Music Manual cover

2. Dance Music Manual

by Rick Snoman

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice cover

3. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

by Shunryū Suzuki

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Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice cover

4. Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice

by Kosho Uchiyama

The Philosophy of Language cover

5. The Philosophy of Language

by A. P. Martinich

Against Method cover

6. Against Method

by Paul Feyerabend

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Introduction to the Theory of Computation cover

7. Introduction to the Theory of Computation

by Michael Sipser

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Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (3rd Edition) cover

8. Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (3rd Edition)

by John E. Hopcroft, Rajeev Motwani, Jeffrey D. Ullman

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Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics) cover

9. Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics)

by Thupten Jinpa

Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism cover

10. Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism

by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Essential Mind Training (Tibetan Classics) cover

11. Essential Mind Training (Tibetan Classics)

by Thupten Jinpa

Quantum Computing since Democritus cover

12. Quantum Computing since Democritus

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Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach cover

13. Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach

by Sanjeev Arora, Boaz Barak

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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

14. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Neural Networks for Applied Sciences and Engineering: From Fundamentals to Complex Pattern Recognition cover

15. Neural Networks for Applied Sciences and Engineering: From Fundamentals to Complex Pattern Recognition

by Sandhya Samarasinghe

Neural Networks and Deep Learning: A Textbook cover

16. Neural Networks and Deep Learning: A Textbook

by CHARU C. AGGARWAL

The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds cover

17. The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds

by John Higgs

In the Beginning...was the Command Line cover

18. In the Beginning...was the Command Line

by Neal Stephenson

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

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

by Jonah Goldberg

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The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD) cover

20. The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD)

by John D. Teasdale, Zindel V. Segal

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The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science cover

21. The New Turing Omnibus: Sixty-Six Excursions in Computer Science

by A. K. Dewdney

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The stars in their courses cover

22. The stars in their courses

by Isaac Asimov

Solar Electricity Handbook - 2019 Edition: A simple, practical guide to solar energy - designing and installing solar photovoltaic systems. cover

23. Solar Electricity Handbook - 2019 Edition: A simple, practical guide to solar energy - designing and installing solar photovoltaic systems.

by Michael Boxwell

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

24. 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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Blood in the Streets: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad cover

25. Blood in the Streets: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad

by James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg

Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company cover

26. Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company

by Michael Shawn Malone

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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent cover

27. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

by Eduardo Galeano

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How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization cover

28. How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox

The Algorithm Design Manual cover

29. The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S Skiena

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The Search for the Perfect Language cover

30. The Search for the Perfect Language

by Umberto Eco

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power cover

31. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

by Shoshana Zuboff

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Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade cover

32. Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade

by Adam Minter

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism cover

33. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein

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Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature cover

34. Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature

by Zhizhong Cai

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How Economics Shapes Science cover

35. How Economics Shapes Science

by Paula Stephan

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

36. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel

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The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture cover

37. The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture

by Lana Neal

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Ed Mastery: The Standard Unix Text Editor (IT Mastery) (Volume 13) cover

38. Ed Mastery: The Standard Unix Text Editor (IT Mastery) (Volume 13)

by Michael W Lucas

The Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla cover

39. The Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla

by Nikola Tesla, Jim Glenn

Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships cover

40. Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships

by Kim Christfort, Suzanne Vickberg

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America cover

41. When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America

by Ira Katznelson

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now cover

42. The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

by Meg Jay

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How Will You Measure Your Life? cover

43. How Will You Measure Your Life?

by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

44. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

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

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

by Scott E. Page

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Oh, the Places You'll Go! cover

46. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

by Dr. Seuss