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 ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Computer Science By LJ Reviews A thoughtful look at the morality and politics of code; an introduction to computational thinking; and a comprehensive overview of developments in virtual reality top the list of best-selling computer science books, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
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Penguin Books. 2019. ISBN 9780735220560. $28. 2. Computational Thinking
Denning, Peter J.
MIT Press. 2019. ISBN 9780262536561. $15.95. 3. Virtual Reality
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