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Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics) cover

1. Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics)

by Richard Phillips Feynman

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Nuclear Engineering Handbook (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) cover

2. Nuclear Engineering Handbook (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series)

by Kenneth D. Kok

The Vertical Jump Development Bible cover

3. The Vertical Jump Development Bible

by Kelly Baggett

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

4. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

5. The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken

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Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (Encounter Broadsides) cover

6. Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (Encounter Broadsides)

by Harvey A. Silverglate

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning cover

7. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel

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Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind (Seventh Edition) cover

8. Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind (Seventh Edition)

by Daniel Reisberg

Linear Algebra and Learning from Data cover

9. Linear Algebra and Learning from Data

by Gilbert Strang

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

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

by Charles Petzold

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Linear Algebra cover

11. Linear Algebra

by Kenneth Hoffman, Ray Alden Kunze

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Right to Left: The digital leader's guide to Lean and Agile cover

12. Right to Left: The digital leader's guide to Lean and Agile

by Mike Burrows

Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

13. Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Sheldon Jay Axler

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

14. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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Complexity and Real Computation cover

15. Complexity and Real Computation

by Lenore Blum

Chemical Illusions: Anthology of Cyberpunk Tales from Eastern Europe cover

16. Chemical Illusions: Anthology of Cyberpunk Tales from Eastern Europe

by Kristiyan Kirchev

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage cover

17. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew

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The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error cover

18. The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error

by Sidney Dekker

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Relational Database Programming: A Set-Oriented Approach cover

19. Relational Database Programming: A Set-Oriented Approach

by Stefan Ardeleanu

Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology (Anchor Library of Science) cover

20. Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology (Anchor Library of Science)

by Eric Drexler

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Tog on Interface cover

21. Tog on Interface

by Bruce Tognazzini

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Designing Sound (The MIT Press) cover

22. Designing Sound (The MIT Press)

by Andy Farnell

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The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking cover

23. The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

by Saifedean Ammous

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism cover

24. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein

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Einstein: His Life and Universe cover

25. Einstein: His Life and Universe

by Walter Isaacson, Illus. with photos

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Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback) cover

26. Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback)

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

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

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

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey

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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know cover

28. Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know

by Emily Oster

Introducing Artificial Intelligence: A Graphic Guide cover

29. Introducing Artificial Intelligence: A Graphic Guide

by Henry Brighton

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World cover

30. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

by David Deutsch

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