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Ask HN: Inspirational Books

19 points by db42 16y ago

With reference to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913174, what are some good books that inspire you when all you need is a little motivation.

pdelgallego 16y ago
The Alchemist. On the Road. Stranger In a Strange Land. From the Earth to the Moon How to Win Friends and Influence People Life of Pi Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. The Little Prince Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? / Purple Cow Coders at Work / Founders at Work Fight Club
FleursDuMal 16y ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
oscarduignan 16y ago
Leaving microsoft to change the world - http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/ http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/ Born to Run - http://borntorun.org/ http://borntorun.org/
eswat 16y ago
Shogun
yule 16y ago
Dune
motxilo 16y ago
"Dying Well" by Ira Byock. It shows me every time that nothing in life is important if you walk alone.
waru 16y ago
"The Amber Chronicles" by Roger Zelazny (It's actually a series of 10 novels, but they can be bought together in one massive book. It's the most original and creatively exciting thing I've ever read.) "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
mdg 16y ago
Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes about society today. Not sure if it is really "inspirational", but it very well might have you view the world differently.
- motxilo 16y ago
  I'd say that applies to inspirational movies also.
mjdecour 16y ago
Delivering Happiness By Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com Great book on Tony's journey to building startups and finding what truly makes him happy
rmprescott 16y ago
Your Money or Your Life; Dominquez, Robin
gw666 16y ago
I believe this will change your life (for the better), and it's only one web page: "Why I don’t care about success," http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/ http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/
geekytenny 16y ago
hackers and painters
staunch 16y ago
High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars The story about making and selling Frontpage to Microsoft for ~$130 million. Skip the last 3 chapters or so, where he rants boringly.
stephenou 16y ago
Rework Getting Real Delivering Happiness 4-Hour Workweek

19 points by db42 16y ago

With reference to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913174, what are some good books that inspire you when all you need is a little motivation.

pdelgallego 16y ago

The Alchemist. On the Road. Stranger In a Strange Land. From the Earth to the Moon How to Win Friends and Influence People Life of Pi Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. The Little Prince Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? / Purple Cow Coders at Work / Founders at Work Fight Club

FleursDuMal 16y ago

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

oscarduignan 16y ago

Leaving microsoft to change the world - http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/ http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/ Born to Run - http://borntorun.org/ http://borntorun.org/

eswat 16y ago

Shogun

yule 16y ago

Dune

motxilo 16y ago

"Dying Well" by Ira Byock. It shows me every time that nothing in life is important if you walk alone.

waru 16y ago

"The Amber Chronicles" by Roger Zelazny (It's actually a series of 10 novels, but they can be bought together in one massive book. It's the most original and creatively exciting thing I've ever read.) "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

mdg 16y ago

Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes about society today. Not sure if it is really "inspirational", but it very well might have you view the world differently.

motxilo 16y ago
I'd say that applies to inspirational movies also.

mjdecour 16y ago

Delivering Happiness By Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com Great book on Tony's journey to building startups and finding what truly makes him happy

rmprescott 16y ago

Your Money or Your Life; Dominquez, Robin

gw666 16y ago

I believe this will change your life (for the better), and it's only one web page: "Why I don’t care about success," http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/ http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/

geekytenny 16y ago

hackers and painters

staunch 16y ago

High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars The story about making and selling Frontpage to Microsoft for ~$130 million. Skip the last 3 chapters or so, where he rants boringly.

stephenou 16y ago

Rework Getting Real Delivering Happiness 4-Hour Workweek