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

1. 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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Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development cover

2. Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development

by Philippe Kruchten, Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya

Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism cover

3. Samkhya Darshan/Yogic Perspective on Theories of Realism

by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

The Philosophy of Language cover

4. The Philosophy of Language

by Aloysius Martinich, David Sosa

Against Method cover

5. Against Method

by Paul Feyerabend

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

6. 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

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

by Kosho Uchiyama

Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach cover

8. Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach

by Sanjeev Arora, Boaz Barak

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Quantum Computing Since Democritus cover

9. Quantum Computing Since Democritus

by Scott Aaronson

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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

10. 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

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

by Sandhya Samarasinghe

Neural Networks and Deep Learning: A Textbook cover

12. Neural Networks and Deep Learning: A Textbook

by CHARU C. AGGARWAL

Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation cover

13. Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation

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

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The Algorithm Design Manual cover

14. The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S Skiena

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The New Turing Omnibus cover

15. The New Turing Omnibus

by A. K. Dewdney

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

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

by Shoshana Zuboff

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

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

by Jonah Goldberg

Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) cover

18. Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics)

by John Drury Clark

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

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

by Michael Boxwell

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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In the Beginning...was the Command Line cover

21. In the Beginning...was the Command Line

by Neal Stephenson

The stars in their courses cover

22. The stars in their courses

by Isaac Asimov

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

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

by James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg

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

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

by Jeffrey J. Fox

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

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

by Michael Shawn Malone

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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life cover

26. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life

by John le Carré

Oh, the Places You'll Go! cover

27. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

by Dr. Seuss

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

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

by Eduardo Galeano

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The Search for the Perfect Language cover

29. The Search for the Perfect Language

by Umberto Eco

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

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

by Adam Minter

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism cover

31. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

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

by Peter Seibel

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How Economics Shapes Science cover

33. How Economics Shapes Science

by Paula Stephan

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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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John le Carre: The Biography cover

35. John le Carre: The Biography

by Adam Sisman

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

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

by Lana Neal

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

37. Ed Mastery: The Standard Unix Text Editor (IT Mastery)

by Michael W Lucas

The Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla cover

38. The Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla

by Nikola Tesla, Jim Glenn

Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships cover

39. 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

40. 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

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

by Meg Jay

How Will You Measure Your Life? cover

42. How Will You Measure Your Life?

by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

43. 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

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

by Scott E. Page

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