+100 for Carnegie. The simple lesson of trying to look at things from other people's perspective is absolutely invaluable. Also, Cryptonomicon was an unexpect

+100 for Carnegie. The simple lesson of trying to look at things from other people's perspective is absolutely invaluable. Also, Cryptonomicon was an unexpected eye-opener on how every privacy-oriented tech will be instantly abused by people you'd never want to have it in the first place. Cypherpunk has a flip side and it's pretty damn dark.