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Chaos: Making a New ScienceChaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
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At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and ComplexityAt Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity by Stuart Kauffman
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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic SocietiesNecessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies by Noam Chomsky
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn
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Practical EthicsPractical Ethics by Peter Singer
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Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide WebWeaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
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Understanding the Process of Economic Change (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)Understanding the Process of Economic Change (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) by Douglass C. North
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I Am a Strange LoopI Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of ChaosDoes God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos by Ian Stewart
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Faster: The Acceleration of Just About EverythingFaster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything by James Gleick
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