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“A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide cover

1. “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide

High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out cover

2. High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics cover

3. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

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Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge cover

4. Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge

Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations cover

5. Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations

Semantic Information Processing cover

6. Semantic Information Processing

A Philosophy of Software Design cover

7. A Philosophy of Software Design

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Game, Set, Cash!: Inside the Secret World of International Tennis Trading cover

8. Game, Set, Cash!: Inside the Secret World of International Tennis Trading

Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy cover

9. Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy

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The Autism Matrix cover

10. The Autism Matrix

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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

11. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

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The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers cover

12. The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers

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Foundations of Constructive Analysis cover

13. Foundations of Constructive Analysis

Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking cover

14. Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking

Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises cover

15. Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises

The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love cover

16. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love

1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England cover

17. 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

Codes and Villains and Mystery: The Best Stories with Codes and Ciphers 1843 - 1920 cover

18. Codes and Villains and Mystery: The Best Stories with Codes and Ciphers 1843 - 1920