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1. Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet
by Yasha Levine
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2. 2026 Farmers' Amanac
by Sondra Duncan
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3. The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell
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4. Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, a Western Perspective
by Shimon Malin
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5. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
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6. Opposed Piston Engines: Evolution, Use, and Future Applications
by Jean-Pierre Pirault, Martin LS Flint
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7. Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life―A Revolutionary Approach to Maximizing Life Experiences Over Accumulating Wealth
by Bill Perkins
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8. Safeware: System Safety and Computers
by Nancy Leveson
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9. Principles of Power Integrity for PDN Design--Simplified: Robust and Cost Effective Design for High Speed Digital Products
by Larry Bogatin D. Smith
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10. PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide, Second Edition
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11. Formal Syntax and Semantics of Programming Languages: A Laboratory Based Approach
by Kenneth Slonneger, Barry L. Kurtz
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12. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann
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13. Replay
by Ken Grimwood
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