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The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe) cover

1. The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe)

by Chris Wickham
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A History of the World in 100 Objects cover

2. A History of the World in 100 Objects

by Neil MacGregor
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

3. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture cover

4. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner
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On Photography cover

5. On Photography

by Susan Sontag
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Learning From Data cover

6. Learning From Data

by Yaser S. Abu-Mostafa, Malik Magdon-Ismail, Hsuan-Tien Lin
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BASIC Computer Games: Microcomputer Edition cover

7. BASIC Computer Games: Microcomputer Edition

by David H. Ahl
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Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind) cover

8. Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension (Philosophy of Mind)

by Andy Clark
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The Goffman Reader (Wiley Blackwell Readers) cover

9. The Goffman Reader (Wiley Blackwell Readers)

by Charles Lemert, Ann Branaman
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Elementary Probability Theory: With Stochastic Processes and an Introduction to Mathematical Finance (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

10. Elementary Probability Theory: With Stochastic Processes and an Introduction to Mathematical Finance (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by K. L. Chung, Farid AitSahlia
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Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails: Real World Preasymptotics, Epistemology, and Applications (Technical Incerto) cover

11. Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails: Real World Preasymptotics, Epistemology, and Applications (Technical Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume 1 cover

12. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume 1

by William Feller
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Introduction To Probability cover

13. Introduction To Probability

by Dimitri P. Bertsekas, John N. Tsitsiklis
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Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios) cover

14. Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios)

by Michael Ruhlman
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The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance cover

15. The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance

by Matt Frazier, Robert Cheeke
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Data-Driven Science and Engineering: Machine Learning, Dynamical Systems, and Control cover

16. Data-Driven Science and Engineering: Machine Learning, Dynamical Systems, and Control

by Steven L. Brunton, J. Nathan Kutz
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Proof and the Art of Mathematics: Examples and Extensions cover

17. Proof and the Art of Mathematics: Examples and Extensions

by Joel David Hamkins
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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More cover

18. The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

by Chris Anderson
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The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer) cover

19. The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer)

by Chris Smith
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The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science) cover

20. The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science)

by Penguin Penguin India
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications cover

21. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

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A World Undone cover

22. A World Undone

by G. J. Meyer
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Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth cover

23. Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth

by Jim Collins
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Greyfields into Goldfields: Dead Malls become Living Neighborhoods cover

24. Greyfields into Goldfields: Dead Malls become Living Neighborhoods

by Lee S. Sobel, Ellen Greenberg, Steven Bodzin
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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way cover

25. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way

by Michael E. Gerber
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