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1. Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
by James C. Scott
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2. Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
by Henry M. Paulson Jr.
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3. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Rhodes
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4. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume 1
by William Feller
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5. Collective Electrodynamics: Quantum Foundations of Electromagnetism
by Carver A. Mead
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6. Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell
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7. Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation
by Eva Illouz
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