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Code cover

1. Code

by Charles Petzold
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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

2. The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken
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Effective Modern C++ cover

3. Effective Modern C++

by Scott Meyers
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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It cover

4. Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

by Gary Taubes
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

5. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck
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An Island to Oneself cover

6. An Island to Oneself

by Tom Neale
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Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars) cover

7. Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)

by Yip, Po-ching, Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington
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A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language cover

8. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

by Ted Gioia
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The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language cover

9. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

by Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum
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Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar cover

10. Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

by Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson
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Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima cover

11. Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

by James A. Mahaffey
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The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet cover

12. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

by Nina Teicholz
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Code Complete cover

13. Code Complete

by Steve McConnell
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But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone cover

14. But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

by J. Clark Scott
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Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web cover

15. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web

by Tim Berners-Lee
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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke cover

16. The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke

by Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi
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Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb cover

17. Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

by William Poundstone
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Tim O'Reilly - Frank Herbert - O'Reilly Media cover

18. Tim O'Reilly - Frank Herbert - O'Reilly Media

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The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company cover

19. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

by Steve Blank, Steven Gary Blank, Bob Dorf
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The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) cover

20. The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

by Noam Wasserman
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter cover

21. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

by Richard Phillips Feynman, A. Zee
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The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.: The Definitive Book on Value Investing cover

22. The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.: The Definitive Book on Value Investing

by Benjamin Graham
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Flash Boys cover

23. Flash Boys

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

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

by Eric Ries
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