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Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption cover

1. Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption

by Jean-Philippe Aumasson

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Dr. Z's Beat the Racetrack cover

2. Dr. Z's Beat the Racetrack

by W. T. Ziemba, Donald B. Hausch

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KELLY CAPITAL GROWTH INVESTMENT CRITERION, THE: THEORY AND PRACTICE (World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economics) cover

3. KELLY CAPITAL GROWTH INVESTMENT CRITERION, THE: THEORY AND PRACTICE (World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economics)

by Leonard C. MacLean, Edward O. Thorp, William T. Ziemba

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UNIX Network Programming cover

4. UNIX Network Programming

by W. Richard Stevens

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Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy cover

5. Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

by Batya Ungar-Sargon

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World cover

6. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World

by Peter Wohlleben

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Journey of the Software Professional: The Sociology of Software Development cover

7. Journey of the Software Professional: The Sociology of Software Development

by Luke Hohmann

How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

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

by Natalie Sidner, Lawrence Krubner

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Chapter Zero: Fundamental Notions of Abstract Mathematics (2nd Edition) cover

9. Chapter Zero: Fundamental Notions of Abstract Mathematics (2nd Edition)

by Carol Schumacher

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Talking Nets: An Oral History of Neural Networks cover

10. Talking Nets: An Oral History of Neural Networks

by James A. Anderson, Edward Rosenfeld

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An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood cover

11. An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood

by Jimmy Carter

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The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination cover

12. The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination

by Daniel Lipkowitz

Einstein's Italian Mathematicians: Ricci, Levi-civita, and the Birth of General Relativity (Monograph Books) cover

13. Einstein's Italian Mathematicians: Ricci, Levi-civita, and the Birth of General Relativity (Monograph Books)

by Judith R. Goodstein

Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It cover

14. Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants cover

15. Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants

by Carol Steinfeld

Build Your Own Sports Car for As Little As 250 cover

16. Build Your Own Sports Car for As Little As 250

by Ron Champion

Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing cover

17. Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing

by Peter Robison

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The People's Republic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism (Jacobin) cover

18. The People's Republic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism (Jacobin)

by Leigh Phillips, Michal Rozworski

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Turtles All the Way Down cover

19. Turtles All the Way Down

by John Green

Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques cover

20. Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques

by Sheldon Natenberg

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How to Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx (The Marcus Sidonius Falx Trilogy) cover

21. How to Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx (The Marcus Sidonius Falx Trilogy)

by J. P. Toner

Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States cover

22. Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States

by Alex Wellerstein

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures cover

23. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures

by Dona M Wong

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Saturn's Children (A Freyaverse Novel) cover

24. Saturn's Children (A Freyaverse Novel)

by Charles Stross

Mind Over Machine cover

25. Mind Over Machine

by Hubert Dreyfus, Stuart E. Dreyfus, Tom Athanasiou

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail cover

26. Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

by Ray Dalio

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Lifespan: Why We Age_and Why We Don't Have To cover

27. Lifespan: Why We Age_and Why We Don't Have To

by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante

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The Humanure Handbook, 4th Edition: Shit in a Nutshell cover

28. The Humanure Handbook, 4th Edition: Shit in a Nutshell

by Joseph C. Jenkins

The Money Lenders: Bankers and a World in Turmoil cover

29. The Money Lenders: Bankers and a World in Turmoil

by Anthony Sampson

The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters) cover

30. The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters)

by W. Daniel Hillis

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Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder cover

31. Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

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Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume one cover

32. Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume one

San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities cover

33. San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

by Michael Shellenberger

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Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life cover

34. Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life

by Eric D. Schneider, Dorion Sagan

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How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life cover

35. How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life

by J. J. Luna

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