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Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

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Ace the Data Science Interview by Nick Singh and Kevin Huo

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Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley

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Data Science for Business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett

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The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave

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