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

1. 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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The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey cover

2. The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey

by Michael Huemer

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Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration cover

3. Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration

by Bryan Caplan

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Science of Breath (Hindu-yogi) cover

4. Science of Breath (Hindu-yogi)

by Yogi Ramacharaka

Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, ... consultants, health officials and more cover

5. Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, ... consultants, health officials and more

by David H. Freedman

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Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence cover

6. Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence

by Eric Goodman, Peter Park

Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development cover

7. Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development

by George E. Vaillant

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Microserfs cover

8. Microserfs

by Douglas Coupland

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The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith cover

9. The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith

by John W. James

The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness cover

10. The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

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American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road cover

11. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton

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This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society cover

12. This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society

by Kathleen McAuliffe

Little Brother cover

13. Little Brother

by Cory Doctorow

Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much For Health Care cover

14. Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much For Health Care

by Charles Silver, David A. Hyman

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Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer cover

15. Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer

by Thomas Seyfried

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Radicalized: Four Tales of Our Present Moment cover

16. Radicalized: Four Tales of Our Present Moment

by Cory Doctorow

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma cover

17. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

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December cover

18. December

by Philip Rickman

The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Ian Douglas Smith cover

19. The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Ian Douglas Smith

by Ian Douglas Smith

Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power cover

20. Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power

by Lawrence Mead

The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes cover

21. The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes

by James Briscione, Brooke Parkhurst

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

22. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell

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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules cover

23. Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

by Steve McConnell

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Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup cover

24. Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup

by Rob Walling

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