Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to many areas of your life?
Recommendations from 100 sampled comments out of 105 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
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cannonedhamster · Nov 27, 2017
I've read both books. I personally didn't find them to be well written
tomjen3 · Nov 23, 2017
I have read Atlas Shrugged twice now, and it is a really nice treatment of guilt, especially unearned guilt. It is less useful as a treatise on humans.
megaman22 · Nov 23, 2017
Atlas Shrugged is one of those books that is often life-changing. Whether that is positive or not depends wildly upon the reader and their situation.
SlowBro · Nov 25, 2017
The Bible. Immensely useful in a variety of areas in daily life. Even secular readers praise its poetry and purpose. I prefer the English Standard Version.
charlysl · Nov 23, 2017
1984 - because it was the first book in English that I read front to cover, with a dictionary by my side, and learned so much recurring essential vocabulary
cannonedhamster · Nov 27, 2017
I've read both books. I personally didn't find them to be well written
maxdemarzi · Nov 23, 2017
The Foundation Series by Asimov. Turned me into an optimist and helped me stop worrying about the little things.