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The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation cover

1. The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation

by James Bessen

Relax and Win cover

2. Relax and Win

by Bud Winter

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

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

by Matthew Walker

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The Conquest of Happiness cover

4. The Conquest of Happiness

by Bertrand Russell

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In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays (Routledge Classics) cover

5. In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays (Routledge Classics)

by Bertrand Russell

Education Automation: Freeing the scholar to return to his studies cover

6. Education Automation: Freeing the scholar to return to his studies

by Richard Buckminster Fuller

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How to Dismantle the NHS in 10 Easy Steps cover

7. How to Dismantle the NHS in 10 Easy Steps

by Youssef El-Gingihy

What Is This Thing Called Science? cover

8. What Is This Thing Called Science?

by Alan Francis Chalmers

Technology Strategy Patterns: Architecture as Strategy cover

9. Technology Strategy Patterns: Architecture as Strategy

by Eben Hewitt

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War cover

10. Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

by Robert Coram

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity cover

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

by David Graeber, David Wengrow

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The Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War cover

12. The Powerhouse: America, China, and the Great Battery War

by Steve LeVine

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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now cover

13. The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

by Meg Jay

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Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B cover

14. Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B

by Donald Ervin Knuth

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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 6: Satisfiability cover

15. The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 6: Satisfiability

by Donald Ervin Knuth

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Molecular Biology of the Cell cover

16. Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

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Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money. cover

17. Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money.

by James Buchan

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds cover

18. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

by Daniel Clement Dennett, Daniel C. Dennett

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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter cover

19. The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

by Joseph Patrick Henrich

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Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America, 99) cover

20. Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America, 99)

by Benjamin C. Waterhouse

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Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (IBM Press) cover

21. Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (IBM Press)

by Michelle Carey, Moira McFadden Lanyi, Deirdre Longo, Eric Radzinski, Shannon Rouiller, Elizabeth Wilde

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Loners: The Life Path of Unusual Children cover

22. Loners: The Life Path of Unusual Children

by Sula Wolff

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Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) cover

23. Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)

by Steven A. Safren, Susan E. Sprich, Carol A. Perlman, Michael W. Otto

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction cover

24. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction

by Mary V. Solanto

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Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships cover

25. Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships

by Russell A. Barkley, Christine M. Benton

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Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) cover

26. Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Client Workbook (Treatments That Work)

by Steven A. Safren, Susan E. Sprich, Carol A. Perlman, Michael W. Otto

Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images (Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights & Liabilities of) cover

27. Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images (Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights & Liabilities of)

by Bert P. Krages

So Good They Can't Ignore You cover

28. So Good They Can't Ignore You

by Cal Newport

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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

29. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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The Economics of Iterative Software Development: Steering Toward Better Business Results cover

30. The Economics of Iterative Software Development: Steering Toward Better Business Results

by Walker Royce, Kurt Bittner, Mike Perrow

Software as Capital: An Economic Perspective on Software Engineering cover

31. Software as Capital: An Economic Perspective on Software Engineering

by Howard Baetjer

Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development cover

32. Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development

by Mark Denne, Jane Cleland-Huang

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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet cover

33. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

by John Green

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There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster―Who Profits and Who Pays the Price cover

34. There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster―Who Profits and Who Pays the Price

by Jessie Singer

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

35. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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