Programmers at Work, by Susan Lammers. It opened up many many ideas to me, including flying, writing software for people, why simple software is harder to writ

Programmers at Work, by Susan Lammers. It opened up many many ideas to me, including flying, writing software for people, why simple software is harder to write than complicated software, and gave me some indication of what 'being smart' really means. I really highly recommend this book.