Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?

SICP - got me out of the OO grind

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie, because it changed my understanding of people for the better.

"The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand, because they showed me how human systems break, and they provided human models for how to see and live in, through, and past those broken systems.

Thinking Fast and Slow

Stoicism is by far the best philosophy I've ever encountered.

Siddhartha was really a good read!

they don't hold a candle to Ender's Game.

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman, because it gave me a model for how to enjoy life.

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - Richard Feynman

The bible

I was going to say the exact same thing!

Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan by Taleb

"The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand, because they showed me how human systems break, and they provided human models for how to see and live in, through, and past those broken systems.

I found Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality to be a much more pleasant read about the same topics by the same author.

"Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality" by Eliezer Yudkowsky, because it set the bar (high) for all future fiction, especially when it comes to the insightful portrayal of the struggle between good and evil.