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Turing's Cathedral

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Little Blue Dot

Head First Java

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Hacking Exposed Malware & Rootkits: Security Secrets and Solutions, Second Edition

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite Edition

Recoding Gender

The Human Use of Human Beings

Crypto

Microsoft® Excel® 2013 QuickSteps

How to Do Everything

CompTIA CTT+ Certified Technical Trainer All-in-One Exam Guide

NOOK HD: The Missing Manual

Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Fourth Edition

Affect and Artificial Intelligence

Star Schema The Complete Reference

How AI Thinks

When Computers Were Human

Java: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition

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