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Ask HN: What are some of the great books that you have read?
- furrowedbrow 6y agoRecently read "Metazoa" by Peter Godfrey-Smith, a really entertaining, first-principles-style explanation/theory of how biological systems lead to consciousness. Highly recommend it. I also enjoyed "Range" by David Epstein, although I admit part of that is because it was telling me something I wanted to hear .
- notoriousarun 6y agoMy favorite books... > Deep Work https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692?dchild=1&keywords=deep+work&qid=1613237992&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=ade63608d1ce0978e4ccca7eb10158ea&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/... > Can't Hurt Me https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Clean/dp/1544507852?dchild=1&keywords=Can%27t+hurt+me&qid=1613238044&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=6875d9616a19eb497f70f578b87febec&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Clean/dp/15445078... > Talking to Humans https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Humans-Success-understanding-customers/dp/099080092X?dchild=1&keywords=Talking+to+humans&qid=1613238083&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=9b190e19f38c05742362c326166693cc&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Humans-Success-understanding-... > Rich Dad Poor Dad https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680178?dchild=1&keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad&qid=1613238116&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=22a3d891a3d0a646aa3a6f3274cad7f8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680... > 4 Hour Workweek https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357?dchild=1&keywords=4+hour&qid=1613238208&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=f58a08f562ff95c19e199325ceba623f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/... > Steve Jobs https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537?dchild=1&keywords=steve+jobs&qid=1613238287&sr=8-2&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=5cd9beb1034f4a3067af0de46c4c6b23&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648... > The Design of everyday things https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654?dchild=1&keywords=The+design+of+everyday+things&qid=1613238359&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=f70979905213163c3a1db3c1ac7e3770&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expand... > Siddhartha: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/Siddhartha-Novel-Hermann-Hesse/dp/0553208845?crid=3SYWBWJQ84BL2&dchild=1&keywords=sidhartha+book+hermann+hesse&qid=1613238520&sprefix=sidhar%2Caps%2C426&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=abdf00b582fcff391d25816a2b1d28b3&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Siddhartha-Novel-Hermann-Hesse/dp/055... > The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319?dchild=1&keywords=The+four+agreements&qid=1613238595&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=e9962e8ef8c34b4bac6f468445e88d46&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Fr... > Rework https://www.amazon.com/Rework-Jason-Fried/dp/0307463745?dchild=1&keywords=rework&qid=1613238675&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=amazonpurch08-20&linkId=28a39ef41343b4b5ed36c3f0f8f307df&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl https://www.amazon.com/Rework-Jason-Fried/dp/0307463745?dchi...
- kingkongjaffa 6y agoIshmael will drive home some key points. The little book of humanism is good.
- internetslave 6y agoNausea by Sartre. It resolved my existential crisis. Well worth the read, great literature
- EngCanMan 6y agoThe boys in the boat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158542-the-boys-in-the-boat?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rfFajMCbJW&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158542-the-boys-in-the...
- pistol_pete 6y agoJust finished Atomic Habits by James Clear and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've found some of the ideas he writes about incredibly useful and have had fun implementing them in my routine as well.