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Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6 cover

1. Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6

by SMILEY

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity cover

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

by David Graeber, David Wengrow

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Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things cover

3. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things

by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie

Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions cover

4. Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely

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Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (New Directions in Social Psychology) cover

5. Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (New Directions in Social Psychology)

by Richard E Nisbett, Dov Cohen

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The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition) cover

6. The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition)

by Fareed Zakaria

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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media cover

7. Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

by Jacob Mchangama

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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

8. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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Serious Creativity: How to Be Creative Under Pressure and Turn Ideas into Action cover

9. Serious Creativity: How to Be Creative Under Pressure and Turn Ideas into Action

by Edward de Bono

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Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering cover

10. Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering

by Andrew Huang

Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14 cover

11. Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14

by Scott Meyers

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Why not the best? cover

12. Why not the best?

by Jimmy Carter

Kalashnikov: The Arms and the Man cover

13. Kalashnikov: The Arms and the Man

by Edward Clinton Ezell

Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech cover

14. Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech

by Cyrus Farivar

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The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War cover

15. The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War

by Samuel Eliot Morison

Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 cover

16. Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941

by David C. Evans, Mark R. Peattie

The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet cover

17. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

by Nina Teicholz

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Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir cover

18. Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir

by Don Eyles

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Round in Circles: Poltergeists, Pranksters, and the Secret History of the Cropwatchers cover

19. Round in Circles: Poltergeists, Pranksters, and the Secret History of the Cropwatchers

by Jim Schnabel, Kerry Weinberg

1: The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company cover

20. 1: The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

by Steven Gary Blank, Bob Dorf

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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets cover

21. How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

by Felix Dennis

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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future cover

22. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

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Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions, and Evolution (The Roundtable Series in Behavioral Economics) cover

23. Microeconomics: Behavior, Institutions, and Evolution (The Roundtable Series in Behavioral Economics)

by Samuel Bowles

The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything cover

24. The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

by Guy Kawasaki

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works cover

25. Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

by Ash Maurya

The Big Bang Never Happened: A Startling Refutation of the Dominant Theory of the Origin of the Universe cover

26. The Big Bang Never Happened: A Startling Refutation of the Dominant Theory of the Origin of the Universe

by Eric Lerner

Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

27. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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