This subject keeps coming up so much I made a site just to keep track of books hn'ers recommend to each other: http://hn-books.com http://hn-books.com I think

This subject keeps coming up so much I made a site just to keep track of books hn'ers recommend to each other: http://hn-books.com http://hn-books.com I think out of all the books I read, the stoicism book made the biggest impact on me -- http://www.hn-books.com/Books/A-Guide-to-the-Good-Life-The-Ancient-Art-of-Stoic-Joy.htm http://www.hn-books.com/Books/A-Guide-to-the-Good-Life-The-A... . It really came out of left field and provided immediately useful advice on how to conduct myself both as a founder and as a hacker. But "The Sparrow" was the best sci-fi I have read in years, so I can't exclude that. Terrifically good book. http://www.hn-books.com/Books/The-Sparrow.htm http://www.hn-books.com/Books/The-Sparrow.htm