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Goya cover

1. Goya

by Lion Feuchtwanger

The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror cover

2. The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror

by Thomas Ligotti, Ray Brassier

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Introducing Psychology of Relationships: A Practical Guide cover

3. Introducing Psychology of Relationships: A Practical Guide

by John Karter

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation cover

4. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II cover

5. The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

by Светлана Алексиевич

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

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

7. 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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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) cover

8. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

by Eckhart Tolle

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Tamata and the Alliance cover

9. Tamata and the Alliance

by Bernard Moitessier

America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between America and Its Enemies cover

10. America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between America and Its Enemies

by George Friedman

Database System Implementation cover

11. Database System Implementation

by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom

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The Player of Games cover

12. The Player of Games

by Iain Banks

The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

13. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk

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Official Marimba Guide to Bongo cover

14. Official Marimba Guide to Bongo

by Danny Goodman

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No-Nonsense Classical Mechanics: A Student-Friendly Introduction cover

15. No-Nonsense Classical Mechanics: A Student-Friendly Introduction

by Jakob Schwichtenberg

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The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn cover

16. The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn

by Louisa Gilder

The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics cover

17. The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics

by Michael Malice

The Walking Man cover

18. The Walking Man

by Jirō Taniguchi

Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type cover

19. Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

by Toshi Omigari

The Cambridge Quintet: A Work Of Scientific Speculation (Helix Books) cover

20. The Cambridge Quintet: A Work Of Scientific Speculation (Helix Books)

by John L. Casti

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) cover

21. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter)

by Steve Krug

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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt cover

22. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

by Michael Lewis

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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon cover

23. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

by Kim Zetter

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Hi-res graphics and animation using assembly language: The guide for Apple II programmers cover

24. Hi-res graphics and animation using assembly language: The guide for Apple II programmers

by Leonard I. Malkin

The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics cover

25. The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics

by Ben Buchanan

Good Pharma: The Public-Health Model of the Mario Negri Institute cover

26. Good Pharma: The Public-Health Model of the Mario Negri Institute

by Donald W. Light, Antonio F. Maturo

Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business cover

27. Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business

by Ernie Chan

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The Nature of Computation cover

28. The Nature of Computation

by Cristopher Moore, Stephan Mertens

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The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare cover

29. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

by Christian Brose

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