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The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind cover

1. The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

by Mark A. Noll
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure cover

2. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently cover

3. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions cover

4. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
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Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics cover

5. Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics

by John Derbyshire
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Screw Unto Others: Revenge Tactics For All Occasions cover

6. Screw Unto Others: Revenge Tactics For All Occasions

by George Hayduke
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The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer Praxis Books) cover

7. The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer Praxis Books)

by Emily Lakdawalla
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Limitele Meritocratiei Intro-o Societate Agrara (Romanian Edition) cover

8. Limitele Meritocratiei Intro-o Societate Agrara (Romanian Edition)

by Dragoș Sdrobiș
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The Death of Socrates: An Interpretation of the Platonic Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo cover

9. The Death of Socrates: An Interpretation of the Platonic Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo

by Romano Guardini, Basil Wrighton
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The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny cover

10. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

by William Strauss, Neil Howe
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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief cover

11. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief

by Clair Davies, Amber Davies
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Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet cover

12. Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet

by Steven Squyres
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion cover

13. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

by Jonathan Haidt
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Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect cover

14. Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect

by Mick West
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Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet cover

15. Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet

by Daisy Dunn
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The Button Book cover

16. The Button Book

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

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

by Eric Schlosser
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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

18. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate
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