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Introduction to Electrodynamics Introduction to Electrodynamics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,554 ratings — published 1981
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,415 ratings — published 1989
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Biology Biology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 4,220 ratings — published 1987
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,913 ratings — published 1994
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 4,505 ratings — published 1994
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 88,619 ratings — published 1918
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Molecular Biology of the Cell Molecular Biology of the Cell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,587 ratings — published 1983
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
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avg rating 3.83 — 7,091 ratings — published 1952
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 8,203 ratings — published 1964
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Principles of Biochemistry Principles of Biochemistry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,563 ratings — published 1970
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Calculus, 5th Edition Calculus, 5th Edition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,541 ratings — published 1986
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 4,883 ratings — published 1984
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Introduction to the Theory of Computation Introduction to the Theory of Computation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,137 ratings — published 1996
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The C Programming Language The C Programming Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 11,458 ratings — published 1978
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Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,355 ratings — published 1995
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Classical Mechanics Classical Mechanics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 889 ratings — published 2003
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University Physics with Modern Physics University Physics with Modern Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,514 ratings — published 1949
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Fundamentals of Physics Fundamentals of Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,199 ratings — published 2010
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,561 ratings — published 1994
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The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,916 ratings — published 2001
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Chemistry: The Central Science Chemistry: The Central Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,094 ratings — published 1977
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Deep Learning Deep Learning (ebook)
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avg rating 4.43 — 2,180 ratings — published 2016
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals Calculus: Early Transcendentals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,012 ratings — published 1995
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Psychology Psychology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,374 ratings — published 1986
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Linear Algebra and Its Applications [with CD-ROM] Linear Algebra and Its Applications [with CD-ROM] (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,133 ratings — published 1993
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Principles of Neural Science Principles of Neural Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 1,433 ratings — published 1981
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Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,923 ratings — published
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Wheelock's Latin Wheelock's Latin (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,812 ratings — published 1956
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The Art of Electronics The Art of Electronics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 1,641 ratings — published 1980
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,097,452 ratings — published 1601
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An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics) An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)
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avg rating 4.59 — 2,368 ratings — published 2013
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Topology Topology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,259 ratings — published 1974
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Principles of Economics Principles of Economics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,445 ratings — published 1997
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis Principles of Mathematical Analysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,945 ratings — published 1964
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The Craft of Research The Craft of Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 4,515 ratings — published 1995
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They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 6,544 ratings — published 2006
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Modern Quantum Mechanics Modern Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,426 ratings — published 1985
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Discrete Mathematics and its Applications Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,563 ratings — published 2000
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Introduction to Elementary Particles Introduction to Elementary Particles (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 666 ratings — published 1987
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 12,062 ratings — published 1994
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Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,320 ratings — published 1995
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An Introduction to Thermal Physics An Introduction to Thermal Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 507 ratings — published 1999
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,026 ratings — published 1986
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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,168 ratings — published 2002
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Biochemistry Biochemistry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,162 ratings — published 1975
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Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 833 ratings — published 1973
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Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 258 ratings — published 1998
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Operating System Concepts Operating System Concepts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 2,228 ratings — published 1985
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 24,666 ratings — published 1999
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Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Microeconomics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,214 ratings — published 1997
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“Experienced readers could engage in consultation reading even without an index or a table of contents, given the predictable order in which topics were generally treated in various genres. For example, al-Juzajani, the biographer of the great medical scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037), reported on the reading habits of this autodidact: 'One of the remarkable things about the Master was that for the twenty-five years that I was his companion and servant, I did not once see him, when he came across a new book, examine it from beginning to end. Rather he would go directly to its difficult passages and intricate problems and look at what its author had to say about them.”
― Ann M. Blair, Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age

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