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         - Chapter 10 - Instruction Set Architecture
         - Chapter 11 - Memory Architecture and Organization 
     - For a richer, more up-to-date (2011), but longer treatment, pick up [Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach](https://www.amazon.com/dp/012383872X/)
-- [ ] [Algorithms and Programming: Problems and Solutions](http://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Programming-Solutions-Alexander-Shen/dp/0817638474)
 - [ ] [Elements of Programming Interviews](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836)
     - all code is in C++, if you're looking to use C++ in your interview
     - good book on problem solving in general.
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+- **Removed** ~~"Algorithms and Programming: Problems and Solutions" by Shen~~
+    - A fine book, but after working through problems on several pages I got frustrated with the Pascal, do while loops, and unclear post-condition satisfaction results. 
+    - Would rather spend time on coding problems from another book or online coding problems.
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 **Perhaps**
 - [ ] [Introduction to Algorithms](https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844)
     - **Important:** Reading this book will only have limited value. This book is a great review of algorithms and data