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The DevOps Handbo...

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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

by Gene Kim

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The Creative Act: A Way of Being

by Rick Rubin

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The Private Library: The History of the Architecture and Furnishing of the Domestic Bookroom

by Reid Byers

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2025 Reading Challenge

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