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+Theoretic algorithms on fault tolerance, leader election, consensus and snapshotting:
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+* [Distributed Algorithms](http://www.amazon.com/Distributed-Algorithms-Kaufmann-Management-ebook/dp/B006QUTUR2/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381109252&sr=1-10&keywords=distributed+systems)
+* [Elements of Distributed Computing](http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Distributed-Computing-Vijay-Garg-ebook/dp/B00275FWH2/ref=pd_sim_b_7)
+* [Distributed Computing](http://www.amazon.com/Distributed-Computing-Principles-Algorithms-Systems/dp/0521189845/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381109329&sr=1-1&keywords=distributed+computing)