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Introduction to Mathematical Thinking cover

1. Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

by Keith J. Devlin

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective cover

2. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

by Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Hallaron

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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

3. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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Professional Cookery cover

4. Professional Cookery

by Daniel R. Stevenson, Patricia M. G. Scobie

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The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat cover

5. The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat

by America's Test Kitchen Kids (COR), America's Test Kitchen

Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food cover

6. Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food

by Jeff Potter

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Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change cover

7. Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change

by Ann Weiser Cornell

Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking cover

8. Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland

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The Professional Chef cover

9. The Professional Chef

by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

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Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques: The Indispensable Reference Demonstrates Over 700 Illustrated Techniques with 2,000 Photos and 200 Recipes cover

10. Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques: The Indispensable Reference Demonstrates Over 700 Illustrated Techniques with 2,000 Photos and 200 Recipes

by Le Cordon Bleu

Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series) cover

11. Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series)

by Daphne Koller, Nir Friedman

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The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks) cover

12. The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)

by Cook's Illustrated, Guy Crosby, Ph.D

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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology cover

13. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller

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Better Homes and Gardens: New Cook Book, 10th Edition cover

14. Better Homes and Gardens: New Cook Book, 10th Edition

by Better Homes and Gardens

Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated cover

15. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated

by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott

The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture cover

16. The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture

by Lana Neal

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Why Trust Matters: An Economist's Guide to the Ties That Bind Us cover

17. Why Trust Matters: An Economist's Guide to the Ties That Bind Us

by Benjamin Ho

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well cover

18. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen

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The Gliding Flight: Simple Fun with a Sheet of Paper--Make and Fly 20 Original Paper Airplanes Using No Glue or Cutting cover

19. The Gliding Flight: Simple Fun with a Sheet of Paper--Make and Fly 20 Original Paper Airplanes Using No Glue or Cutting

by John M. Collins

Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory) cover

20. Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory)

by Kees Dorst

The Universal Traveler: A Soft-Systems Guide to: Creativity, Problem-Solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals cover

21. The Universal Traveler: A Soft-Systems Guide to: Creativity, Problem-Solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals

by Don Koberg, Jim Bagnall

The United States of Wal-Mart cover

22. The United States of Wal-Mart

by John Dicker

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Undocumented Windows: A Programmers Guide to Reserved Microsoft Windows Api Functions (The Andrew Schulman Programming Series/Book and Disk) cover

23. Undocumented Windows: A Programmers Guide to Reserved Microsoft Windows Api Functions (The Andrew Schulman Programming Series/Book and Disk)

by Andrew Schulman, David Maxey, Matt Pietrek

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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World cover

24. The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

by Simon Winchester

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Children of Ruin (Children of Time, 2) cover

25. Children of Ruin (Children of Time, 2)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition cover

26. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

by Marc Reisner

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Answer Set Programming cover

27. Answer Set Programming

by Vladimir Lifschitz

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams cover

28. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

by Matthew Walker

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What to Cook and How to Cook It cover

29. What to Cook and How to Cook It

by Jane Hornby

The Swarm cover

30. The Swarm

by Frank Schätzing

Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition) cover

31. Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition)

by Robert Love

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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

32. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk

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High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic cover

33. High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic

by Howard W. Johnson, Martin Graham

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The Miracle Pill cover

34. The Miracle Pill

by Peter Walker

Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use cover

35. Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use

by Jonathan C. Levine

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Kinds Of Minds: Toward An Understanding Of Consciousness (Science Masters Series) cover

36. Kinds Of Minds: Toward An Understanding Of Consciousness (Science Masters Series)

by Danile C. Dennett

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong cover

37. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by James W. Loewen

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Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943 (Stackpole Military History Series) cover

38. Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943 (Stackpole Military History Series)

by George M. Nipe

Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution cover

39. Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution

by Ken Wilber

Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life cover

40. Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life

by Walter Kasper

The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates cover

41. The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates

by Frans De Waal

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Lives of Weeds: Opportunism, Resistance, Folly cover

42. Lives of Weeds: Opportunism, Resistance, Folly

by John Cardina

Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach, Second Edition cover

43. Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach, Second Edition

by Douglas Comer

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The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival cover

44. The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival

by Charles Goodhart, Manoj Pradhan

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Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition cover

45. Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition

by Daniel P. Bovet

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Linux Core Kernel Commentary: Guide to Insider's Knowledge on the Core Kernel of the Linux Code cover

46. Linux Core Kernel Commentary: Guide to Insider's Knowledge on the Core Kernel of the Linux Code

by Scott Maxwell

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