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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 16,364 ratings — published 1994
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (ebook)
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avg rating 4.15 — 6,466 ratings — published 2018
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 75,276 ratings — published 2025
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A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 7,682 ratings — published 2016
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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 4,499 ratings — published 2006
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Kelly: More Than My Share of It All Kelly: More Than My Share of It All (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 969 ratings — published 1985
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The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,494 ratings — published 2023
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How To Build A Car How To Build A Car (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 13,333 ratings — published 2017
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 57,199 ratings — published 2005
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 52,064 ratings — published 1979
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 215,535 ratings — published 1985
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 46,995 ratings — published 1988
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,338 ratings — published 2018
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Existential Pleasures of Engineering, The (Thomas Dunne Book) Existential Pleasures of Engineering, The (Thomas Dunne Book)
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avg rating 3.49 — 459 ratings — published 1976
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 822 ratings — published 1992
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 82,191 ratings — published 1984
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Engineering and the Mind's Eye (Mit Press) Engineering and the Mind's Eye (Mit Press)
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avg rating 4.02 — 112 ratings — published 1992
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,766 ratings — published 2015
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,485 ratings — published 1996
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