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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications cover

1. The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications

by David Deutsch

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Situations and Attitudes cover

2. Situations and Attitudes

by Jon Barwise, John Perry

Quantum Mechanics and Experience cover

3. Quantum Mechanics and Experience

by David Z Albert

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Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 19) cover

4. Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 19)

by Tim Maudlin

Consciousness Explained cover

5. Consciousness Explained

by Daniel C. Dennett

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Crime by Computer cover

6. Crime by Computer

by Donn B. Parker

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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs cover

7. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

by Johann Hari

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The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone cover

8. The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone

by Steven A. Sloman, Philip Fernbach

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Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ cover

9. Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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The Illusion of Innovation: Escape

10. The Illusion of Innovation: Escape "Efficiency" and Unleash Radical Progress

by Elliott Parker

Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire cover

11. Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

by James Wallace, Jim Erickson

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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us cover

12. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

by Michael Moss

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Motel of the Mysteries cover

13. Motel of the Mysteries

by David Macaulay

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On the Sensations of Tone (Dover Books On Music: Acoustics) cover

14. On the Sensations of Tone (Dover Books On Music: Acoustics)

by Hermann von Helmholtz, Alexander John Ellis

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale cover

15. Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale

by William A. Sethares

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Timeline of World History cover

16. Timeline of World History

by Matt Baker, John Andrews

Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History - Historical Timeline Wall Panel cover

17. Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History - Historical Timeline Wall Panel

by Sebastian Adams

Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies cover

18. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies

by Charles Perrow

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(Mis)interpreting Genesis: How the Creation Museum Misunderstands the Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Bible cover

19. (Mis)interpreting Genesis: How the Creation Museum Misunderstands the Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Bible

by Ben Stanhope

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen cover

20. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

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Inside the Machine: An Illustrated Introduction to Microprocessors and Computer Architecture cover

21. Inside the Machine: An Illustrated Introduction to Microprocessors and Computer Architecture

by Jon Stokes

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The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding cover

22. The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding

by Humberto R. Maturana, Francisco J. Varela

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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between cover

23. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner

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Basic Economics cover

24. Basic Economics

by Thomas Sowell

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The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years On cover

25. The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years On

by Peter Zeihan

The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move To a Lot Like the Ones They Left cover

26. The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move To a Lot Like the Ones They Left

by Garett Jones

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AP U.S. Government & Politics Prep Plus 2021 & 2022: 3 Practice Tests + Study Plans + Targeted Review & Practice + Online (Kaplan Test Prep) cover

27. AP U.S. Government & Politics Prep Plus 2021 & 2022: 3 Practice Tests + Study Plans + Targeted Review & Practice + Online (Kaplan Test Prep)

by Kaplan Test Prep

Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans cover

28. Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans

by Anon9780063061194, Peter Schweizer

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The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you cover

29. The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

by Rob Fitzpatrick

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

30. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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