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Complicity by Iain Banks The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt Visual Explanations by Edward R. Tufte Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael C. Feathers Peopleware by Tom DeMarco London Fields by Martin Amis Money by Martin Amis Domain-Driven Design by Eric Evans Watching the English by Kate Fox Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald Test-Driven Development by Kent Beck
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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Showing off is reasonable; it is human. As long as the substance exceeds the showoff, you are fine. Stay human, take as much as you can, under the condition that you give more than you take.
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Politics, Psychology, Science, Self help, Travel, Technology, and Finance


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