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Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory cover

1. Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory

by Michael C. Carroll

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Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing (MIT Press) cover

2. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing (MIT Press)

by Jane Margolis, Allan Fisher

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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life cover

3. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson

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The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win cover

4. The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think cover

5. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy cover

6. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

by Cathy O'Neil

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Mathematical Cryptology for Computer Scientists and Mathematicians cover

7. Mathematical Cryptology for Computer Scientists and Mathematicians

by Wayne Patterson

When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake cover

8. When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake

by Tim Larkin

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 cover

9. The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

by Barbara W. Tuchman

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History, 2) cover

10. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History, 2)

by Eric H. Cline

English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French, Sixth edition (O&H Study Guides) cover

11. English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French, Sixth edition (O&H Study Guides)

by Jacqueline Morton, Helene Neu

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Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well cover

12. Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

by David L. Hough

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness cover

13. The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness

by John Yates, Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves

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「は」と「が」 (新日本語文法選書 (1)) cover

14. 「は」と「が」 (新日本語文法選書 (1))

by 野田尚史

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Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War cover

15. Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

by Robert Coram

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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right cover

16. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

by Atul Gawande

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Total Loss: A Collection of 45 First-hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea with a Summary of the Lessons to be Learned cover

17. Total Loss: A Collection of 45 First-hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea with a Summary of the Lessons to be Learned

by Jack Coote

Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy cover

18. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

by Sadhguru

The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments cover

19. The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments

by Pat Dorsey

A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence cover

20. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins

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Dan - The Pioneer of Israel cover

21. Dan - The Pioneer of Israel

by J. C. Gawler

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Dealing with an Angry Public: The Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes cover

22. Dealing with an Angry Public: The Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes

by Patrick Field, Lawrence Susskind

Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

23. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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