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Color Theory and Its Application in Art and Design (Springer Series in Optical Sciences) cover

1. Color Theory and Its Application in Art and Design (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)

by George A. Agoston

Molecular Biology of the Cell cover

2. Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis

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Unraveling DNA cover

3. Unraveling DNA

by M. D. Frank-Kamenet︠s︡kiĭ

The Biology of Viruses cover

4. The Biology of Viruses

by Bruce A. Voyles

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The Culture Map cover

5. The Culture Map

by Erin Meyer

Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750-1790 cover

6. Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750-1790

by Jonathan Israel

The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK Reference cover

7. The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK Reference

by John Warsinske, Mark Graff, Kevin Henry, Christopher Hoover, Ben Malisow, Sean Murphy, C. Paul Oakes, George Pajari, Jeff T. Parker, David Seidl, Mike Vasquez

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Video Kids: Making Sense of Nintendo cover

8. Video Kids: Making Sense of Nintendo

by Eugene F. Provenzo

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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation cover

9. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? cover

10. The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?

by Michael J. Sandel

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

11. 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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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World cover

12. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport

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Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe cover

13. Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe

by Ethan Siegel

No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin, the Genius Who Transformed the Internet cover

14. No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin, the Genius Who Transformed the Internet

by Molly Knight Raskin

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety cover

15. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

by Eric Schlosser

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Strapdown Analytics Part 1 Part 2 by Paul G. Sav cover

16. Strapdown Analytics Part 1 Part 2 by Paul G. Sav

by Paul G. Savage

A First Course in General Relativity cover

17. A First Course in General Relativity

by Bernard F. Schutz

Non-Designer's Design Book, The cover

18. Non-Designer's Design Book, The

by Robin Williams

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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray cover

19. Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray

by Sabine Hossenfelder

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Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight cover

20. Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

by John W. Foreman

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The Read Aloud Cloud: An Innocent's Guide to the Tech Inside cover

21. The Read Aloud Cloud: An Innocent's Guide to the Tech Inside

by Forrest Brazeal

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation cover

22. The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation

by Mark Kurlansky

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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time cover

23. Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright

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Professional Cookery cover

24. Professional Cookery

by Daniel R. Stevenson, Patricia M. G. Scobie

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World cover

25. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

by Mark Kurlansky

The Study of Orchestration cover

26. The Study of Orchestration

by Samuel Adler

Digital Signal Processing in Modern Communication Systems cover

27. Digital Signal Processing in Modern Communication Systems

by Andreas O. Schwarzinger

Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible cover

28. Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible

by Jerry A. Coyne

Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology cover

29. Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

by Gerhard Michal, Dietmar Schomburg

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A Theory of Objects (Monographs in Computer Science) cover

30. A Theory of Objects (Monographs in Computer Science)

by Martin Abadi, Luca Cardelli

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

31. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen

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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition cover

32. Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus cover

33. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

by Charles C. Mann

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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created cover

34. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

by Charles C. Mann

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The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World cover

35. The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World

by Charles C. Mann

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The Wisdom of the Native Americans: Including The Soul of an Indian and Other Writings of Ohiyesa and the Great Speeches of Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattle cover

36. The Wisdom of the Native Americans: Including The Soul of an Indian and Other Writings of Ohiyesa and the Great Speeches of Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattle

by Kent Nerburn

Naive Lie Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

37. Naive Lie Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by John Stillwell

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Arduino for Projects in Scientific Measurement: Take your Arduino to the Frontiers of Science! cover

38. Arduino for Projects in Scientific Measurement: Take your Arduino to the Frontiers of Science!

by Randy Normann

Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump cover

39. Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump

by David Neiwert

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Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico cover

40. Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera

Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

41. Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann

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