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Lewin's GENES XII cover

1. Lewin's GENES XII

by Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T. Kilpatrick

Singing Songs cover

2. Singing Songs

by Meg Tilly

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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World cover

3. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

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Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century: The Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders cover

4. Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century: The Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders

by Hermann Simon

A Book of Abstract Algebra: Second Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

5. A Book of Abstract Algebra: Second Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Charles C Pinter

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Engineering Mathematics cover

6. Engineering Mathematics

by K. A. Stroud, Dexter J. Booth

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Mathematical Analysis: A Straightforward Approach, 2nd Edition cover

7. Mathematical Analysis: A Straightforward Approach, 2nd Edition

Numbers and Functions: Steps into Analysis cover

8. Numbers and Functions: Steps into Analysis

by R. P. Burn

How to Think About Analysis cover

9. How to Think About Analysis

by Lara Alcock

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The How and Why of One Variable Calculus cover

10. The How and Why of One Variable Calculus

by Amol Sasane

Numbers and Proofs (Modular Mathematics Series) cover

11. Numbers and Proofs (Modular Mathematics Series)

by Reg Allenby

How to Prove It: A Structured Approach cover

12. How to Prove It: A Structured Approach

by Daniel J. Velleman

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1861: The Civil War Awakening cover

13. 1861: The Civil War Awakening

by Adam Goodheart

Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications cover

14. Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications

by Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno

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An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

15. An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, J.H. Silverman

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Educative Jee (Third Edition) cover

16. Educative Jee (Third Edition)

The Lonely Phone Booth cover

17. The Lonely Phone Booth

by Peter Ackerman

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

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

by Martin Kleppmann

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Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners cover

19. Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners

by Christof Paar, Jan Pelzl

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Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft cover

20. Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft

by G. Pascal Zachary

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity cover

21. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

by David Graeber, David Wengrow

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A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 114) cover

22. A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 114)

by Neal Koblitz

Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It) cover

23. Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)

by William Poundstone

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How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

24. How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps

by Natalie Sidner, Lawrence Krubner

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Loser Sons: Politics and Authority cover

25. Loser Sons: Politics and Authority

by Avital Ronell

First Nights: Five Musical Premiers cover

26. First Nights: Five Musical Premiers

by Thomas Forrest Kelly

What We Know About Climate Change (The MIT Press) cover

27. What We Know About Climate Change (The MIT Press)

by Kerry A. Emanuel

This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality cover

28. This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality

by Peter Pomerantsev

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Back Mechanic by Dr. Stuart McGill (2015-09-30) cover

29. Back Mechanic by Dr. Stuart McGill (2015-09-30)

by Stuart McGill

The Gray Lady Winked cover

30. The Gray Lady Winked

by Ashley Rindsberg

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Math Mutation Classics: Exploring Interesting, Fun and Weird Corners of Mathematics cover

31. Math Mutation Classics: Exploring Interesting, Fun and Weird Corners of Mathematics

by Erik Seligman

The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke cover

32. The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke

by Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi

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In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius cover

33. In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius

by Arika Okrent

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The Search for the Perfect Language (The Making of Europe) cover

34. The Search for the Perfect Language (The Making of Europe)

by Umberto Eco

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