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Ask HN: Which books would you highly recommend?
- zeristor 8y agoIt depends what you’re after: “The Extended Organism” by J Scott Turner
- eindiran 8y agoThe Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. One of the most thought provoking pieces of science fiction I've read. I would recommend not looking up anything about the plot and just going in blind.
- thedevindevops 8y agoZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- oldsklgdfth 8y agoAmusing ourselves to death - the transition from a written form of communication to a visual one and the effects it has on society. It is a very good books about a very subtle thing that drastically affects our lives.
- InboxZeroEmail 8y agoSapiens is the most interesting book I’ve ever read. It details the evolution of man over hundreds of thousands of years.
- fosco 8y agoby the same author Homo Deus is also really enjoyable food for thought
- wreath 8y ago"Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker. I wish I could give a copy of this book to everyone I meet.
- allenleein 8y ago"Zero to One" by Peter Thiel. Every startup founder should read this before starting anything.
- kleer001 8y agoNot a single one I haven't read more than three times... "Godel Escher Bach: An eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hoffstadter "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" a collection by Paul Reps "Slaughterhouse Five" Kurt Vonnegut "Replay" by Ken Grimwood "Maus I" & "Maus II" by Art Spiegleman
- 21dayhero 8y ago"Atomic Habits" by James Clear
- zapperdapper 8y agoDo you mean fiction? Non-fiction? Subject area? For me, generally: * Your Money or Your Life - Joe Dominguez (MUST READ) * Is the American Dream Killing You? - Paul Stiles (MUST READ) * Working Ourselves to Death - Diane Fassel * Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (esp. the chapter The Wayfarer) * The Hobbit - Tolkien * The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy (amazing level of technical detail) * 1984 - George Orwell (published in 1949 but never been more relevant) Have fun!