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I am not an entrepreneur (yet) but I still want to share a few titles with you: - "Maverick or The seven day weekend" by Ricardo Semler - "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Hansson - "Startup - an insider's guide to launching and running a business" by Kevin Ready - "Bookkeeping and Cost Accounting for Factories" by William Kent (1918) - "Practice what you preach" by David Maister - "Don't oil the squeaky wheel" by Wolf Rinke - "Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You Your Company Your Customers" by Jeff Cox - "The power of stupidity" by Giancarlo Livraghi - "How to write a good advertisement" by Victor Schwab - "How to Make Money Out of Thin Air" by Brian Sher - "Good manners and business etiquette. Illustrated Guide" by Elena Ber - "Don't just roll the dice: A usefully short guide to software pricing" by Neil Davidson - "Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard - the TopLeaf course of 36 video lectures on management by dr. Izhak Adizes can be purchased on https://vimeo.com/ondemand/topleaf or found on ru tracker (if you have access)

Here are some of the most popular ones: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Zero to One by Peter Thiel The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber Good to Great by Jim Collins The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson These books cover various aspects of entrepreneurship, from idea generation and innovation to leadership and management. Each one offers a unique perspective and valuable insights that can help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges and opportunities of starting and growing a business.

Not specifically about programming, but "Every Tool's a Hammer" by Adam Savage was really good. Tons of good information in here, and it tickles the Mythbusters itch. Are you looking for books about a programming language? or about methodologies, patters, best practices, etc. As far as about specific programming languages, personally I think the internet is a far better resource. Books are better for the "Soft"er skills (communication, design, etc) Here are a few I've enjoyed: * The Phoenix Project * Accelerate * Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World * Rework Finally, if you've never read "How to win Friends & Influence people", do it now! I'm 34 and for whatever reason put off reading this until last month. I wish I had read that book 10 years ago. I'll definitely be adding it to my re-read list as there is a TON of good advice for building relationships, which is arguably more important than many technical things.

I think "Team Geek" [0] is probably worth a mention in this light. It's written in that infuriating cutesy techy-language that seems to infuse a lot of the "hipper" books of this genre but there really is some good advice in there. FYI these are the guys that did Subversion, which was a pretty successful project for a while, back in the day. This same writing style pervades the SVN docs as well. Yeuch. In the same vein, I also enjoyed "rework" by Jason Fried [1] though that's more about modern work, than purely management. Also kind of "hip" in style, but not so insufferable ;-) [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14514115-team-geek [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework

- "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" - probably the most influential book I've read in my life, profoundly changed the way I think. It's a collection of LessWrong essays on science and rationality. - "On Intelligence" and "I am a Strange Loop" - how mind works. - "Rework", "Zero to One", "Start Small, Stay Small" - insightful startup advice. - Fun autobiographies: Ghost in the Wires (Kevin Mitnick), iWoz (Steve Wozniak), Catch me if you can (Frank Abagnale), Just for Fun (Linus Torvalds), Elon Musk, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - How companies work: Creativity Inc (Pixar), In the Plex (Google) - On writing: Art of fiction/nonfiction by Ayn Rand, Story by Robert McKee, Save the Cat, Step by Step to Standup Comedy. - Other: The Selfish Gene, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Serious Creativity, Hackers & Painters, Hacking Growth, Angel (on angel investing, by Jason Calacanis). Also collections of essays by Paul Graham [1] and Scott Alexander [2]: [1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/2no0sqybnxurpcd/Paul%20Graham%20-%... (https://www.dropbox.com/s/2no0sqybnxurpcd/Paul%20Graham%20-%20Complete%20Essays.epub?dl=0)…

1. Sapiens - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens 2. The Gene: An Intimate History - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276428-the-gene 3. I Contain Multitudes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29083367-i-contain-multi... (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29083367-i-contain-multitudes) 4. Stuff Matters - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19553030-stuff-matters 5. Rework - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework

ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (good reference on good principles) Traction by Gino Wickman (how to create SOPs & scale) Authority by Nathan Barry (how to develop an audience)

Rework By Jason Friend & DHH / Basecamp. Ignored it for quite some time now, but got hooked to it, and finished it up in a weekend.

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The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene. I began reading it with a "know your enemy" frame of mind, similar to why I read some Ayn Rand, hoping that I'd better understand why some people behave certain ways. As I got further into the book I began reflecting upon the past, becoming consciously aware of all the faux pas I've made over the years. I started identifying with all the honest, outspoken historical figures that would speak their mind and end up without a head. I used to pride myself on my honesty above all else way of life, thinking how virtuous it was to be like Socrates or Galileo. Now I realize that more often than not, I'd just seem like a dick, and probably wouldn't have a head if the guillotine were still in use. Now I put more energy into understanding others points of view, and understand others better as a result. Much of my old behavior was childish. Others that changed my way of thinking in some way or another: Rework, Getting Real, and the recent Reconsider post - DHH & Jason Fried:…

Here's my usual list of recommendations, the best books I've read in the past 5 years. Fiction: - Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality If you know nothing about this book you might naturally hesitate to read "Harry Potter fanfiction" and assume that it's dumb/horrbile, but it's not. Just suspend your disbelief and read the first 5-10 chapters. Trust me, it's brilliant, hilarious, and life-changing. - Atlas Shrugged Controversial, I know, a lot of people here hate it for some reason, but it was incredibly influential on me, inspired my passion for entrepreneurship and science and philosophy. Still is one of the best books I am aware of. Nonfiction: - Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham Also a collection of his essays that you can find on github. He is one of the most clever writers I am aware of, but I assume you know that, since you're on HN. - "On Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins This book explains in simple terms a very awesome and elegant theory on how mind works. Incredibly fascinating, I've learned a lot from it and it explains a lot of things, and will change the way you think about thinking process. - The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins…

Getting Real by 37 Signals. Rework wasn't as interesting having read Getting Real first. It's more developer centric too. http://gettingreal.37signals.com/

Agreed. Rework is a great book. Fried's new book "Remote" is out, by the way.

Rework by Jason Fried. Totally made me rethink modern management.

Rework - http://37signals.com/rework/

Rework: http://37signals.com/rework/

Very good book about the tech industry: "rework" by the 37 signals guys. Other very good non-tech book I've read recently: Walk the Amazon.

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Terry Pratchet 'The last continent', but it is 22-nd book of a serie 'flat world'. You should start from the begining. It's a really funny fantasy, and easy to read. Another variant is 'Rework', authored 'DHH' for example - it is easy to read and usefully! Have a great vocation :)

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I briefly checked out the first 20 or 30 reviews on Amazon and was not surprised by the comments, but by the ratings. My take on the comments? True: if you are a long time follower of the signal vs. noise blog then you will have seen some of the material before. True: some of the advice is ambiguous, but necessarily so - this is not a "how to start a web company" step-by-step manual. It is an aid to seeing business from a total non-traditional platform. True: the book is short on pages and word-count - you can easily read it in an afternoon. Every other page is an illustration (no informational value) of some kind taking away from actual information space - I did feel I was mislead by this. True: They do use their own company as an example quite a lot which took away credibility. Their biz is the extreme example in a few ways but it is very interesting how they embrace obstacles that others run from i.e. having globally spread employees.…

I checked out Rework on Amazon and saw some really mixed reviews, now im not sure about getting it. What do you like about it, and do you suggest anything else?

Fiction: tie between Of Human Bondage by W.Somerset Maugham or The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky Non-Fiction: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond Business: Rework by Jason Fried - one of the best in a long time

I have found these books to be very influential in my thinking on web startups and building things in general: 1) Hackers & Painters - PG 2) Smart & Get Things Done - Joel Spolsky 3) Rework - Jason Fried 4) Getting Real - Jason Fried 5) Founders at Work - Jessica Livingston 6) Joel on Software - Joel Spolsky These are by far some of my favorites.

Mine are cliché, but they really did help me in 2010 and hopefully will continue helping me in 2011 and beyond: Rework - Jason Fried and David Hansson Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? - Seth Godin

Reworked by the 37Signals guys. It fit with what I needed at the time. It gave me some great new ideas and confirmed others I had already been both coming up with on my own and brewing from others around me. I will probably re-read it again soon.

While I'm at it. I'll tell you about some other's I have read. - Getting Real by 37 Signals http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ - Rework by 37 Signals http://37signals.com/rework/ These are great and really get your mind thinking about alternatives to what most people believe. - Sarah Lacy's Once your lucky, twice you're good. http://www.amazon.com/Once-Youre-Lucky-Twice-Good/dp/1592403... (http://www.amazon.com/Once-Youre-Lucky-Twice-Good/dp/1592403824) This isn't a technical book, but can really get you motivated to succeed reading the stories of previous successes! It also gives a bit of an insight into the internal workings of a start up in the early stages. It highlights networking as an important factor! - Start up success guide - http://www.amazon.com/Startup-Success-Guide-Books-Profession... (http://www.amazon.com/Startup-Success-Guide-Books-Professionals/dp/1430219858/) This book was quite good, but felt a bit dated in comparison to Rob Walling's 'Start up book'. Finally 'Founders at work' is definitely worth a read. http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Problem... (http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Problem-Solution/dp/1430210788/)

http://37signals.com/rework/ I really like this book. It helps put things into perspective, especially for smaller companies.