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AVR Programming cover

1. AVR Programming

by Elliot Williams

Man's Search for Meaning (OLD EDITION/OUT OF PRINT) cover

2. Man's Search for Meaning (OLD EDITION/OUT OF PRINT)

by Viktor Emil Frankl

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Eat Stop Eat: Intermittent Fasting for Health and Weight Loss (English) cover

3. Eat Stop Eat: Intermittent Fasting for Health and Weight Loss (English)

by Brad Pilon

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

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

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

by John Robinson Pierce

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

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

by George Dyson

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Borrow: The American Way of Debt cover

7. Borrow: The American Way of Debt

by Louis Hyman

I Am a Strange Loop cover

8. I Am a Strange Loop

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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

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

by Thomas J. Barfield

Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

10. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman, Daniel Kahneman

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

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

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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

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

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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An Invitation to Applied Category Theory: Seven Sketches in Compositionality cover

13. An Invitation to Applied Category Theory: Seven Sketches in Compositionality

by Brendan Fong, David I. Spivak

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

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

by Jimmy Moore, Jason Fung

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

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

by Bill DeSimone

Wall and Piece cover

16. Wall and Piece

by Banksy

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

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

by Gary Bannister

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

18. Bombs Over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster

by Connie Goldsmith

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

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

by George Leonard

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The Twisted Ones cover

20. The Twisted Ones

by T. Kingfisher

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

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

by Alan Weisman

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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are cover

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

by Joseph LeDoux

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

23. 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

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

by Edward Hendrie

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

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

by Jesse Eisinger

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

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

by Jay Dicharry

The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas cover

27. The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas

by Espen Gaarder Haug

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

28. 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

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

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

by Jay Dicharry

Running Science (Sport Science) cover

30. Running Science (Sport Science)

by Owen Anderson

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

31. 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: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice) cover

32. Democracy – The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)

by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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GANs in Action: Deep learning with Generative Adversarial Networks cover

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

by Jakub Langr, Vladimir Bok

Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update cover

34. Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

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

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

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

by Tom DeMarco

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

36. 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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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

37. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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