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Man's Search for Meaning cover

1. Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Emil Frankl

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The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development cover

2. The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

by Donald G. Reinertsen

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An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

3. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by John Robinson Pierce

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I Am a Strange Loop cover

4. I Am a Strange Loop

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe cover

5. Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe

by George Dyson

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Borrow: The American Way of Debt cover

6. Borrow: The American Way of Debt

by Louis Hyman

Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics) cover

7. Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)

by Thomas J. Barfield

Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile cover

8. Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty cover

9. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty

by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson

The 48 Laws of Power (A Joost Elffers Production) cover

10. The 48 Laws of Power (A Joost Elffers Production)

by Robert Greene

How to Write a Thesis (The MIT Press) cover

11. How to Write a Thesis (The MIT Press)

by Umberto Eco

The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression cover

12. The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression

by Andrew Solomon

21 Lessons for the 21st Century cover

13. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

by Yuval Noah Harari

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2018] Hans Rosling cover

14. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2018] Hans Rosling

by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Wealth, Poverty and Politics cover

15. Wealth, Poverty and Politics

by Thomas Sowell

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) cover

16. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting cover

17. The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

by Jimmy Moore, Jason Fung

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Eat Stop Eat cover

18. Eat Stop Eat

by Brad Pilon

Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week cover

19. Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week

by John Little, Doug McGuff

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Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints cover

20. Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints

by Bill DeSimone

Wall and Piece cover

21. Wall and Piece

by Banksy

The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon cover

22. The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon

by John Harris

The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal cover

23. The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal

by Jim Burns

Cosmic Motors cover

24. Cosmic Motors

by Daniel Simon

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind cover

25. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Bombs over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster cover

26. Bombs over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster

by Connie Goldsmith

If You Like Exercise ... Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong: Proper Strength Training for Maximum Results cover

27. If You Like Exercise ... Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong: Proper Strength Training for Maximum Results

by Gary Bannister

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment cover

28. Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment

by George Leonard

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Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty cover

29. Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty

by Daniel Schulman

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Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal cover

30. Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal

by Kim Phillips-Fein

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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right cover

31. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

by Jane Mayer

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Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All cover

32. Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All

by Arthur Holland Michel

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Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? cover

33. Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?

by Alan Weisman

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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives cover

34. The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

by Jesse Eisinger

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The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas cover

35. The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas

by Espen Gaarder Haug

The Sphere of Influence: The Heliocentric Perversion of the Gospel cover

36. The Sphere of Influence: The Heliocentric Perversion of the Gospel

by Edward Hendrie

The Greatest Lie on Earth (Expanded Edition): Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe cover

37. The Greatest Lie on Earth (Expanded Edition): Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe

by Edward Hendrie

Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are cover

38. Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are

by Joseph LeDoux

Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention cover

39. Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention

by Jay Dicharry

Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy cover

40. Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy

by Mark Cucuzzella, MD

Running Science (Sport Science) cover

41. Running Science (Sport Science)

by Owen Anderson

Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed cover

42. Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed

by Jay Dicharry

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

43. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen cover

44. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

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Democracy - The God That Failed (Perspectives on Democratic Practice) cover

45. Democracy - The God That Failed (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)

by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update cover

46. Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

by Donella H. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, Dennis L. Meadows

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GANs in Action: Deep learning with Generative Adversarial Networks cover

47. GANs in Action: Deep learning with Generative Adversarial Networks

by Jakub Langr, Vladimir Bok

Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach cover

48. Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach

by Tom DeMarco

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