Ask HN: Good books?

nobody has mentioned Godel Escher Bach by Douglas Hofstater. Apart from everything else it has accomplished it is always the best seller in the "Nobody reads but everybody recommends" category

The book that introduced me to Kant, Hume and philosophy of science. Just for that, I'm forever indebted to it.

Agreed. This book changed my life like very few others have.

Dune - what does scarcity do to a society?

As polemic it's amazing; as a moral code it's callous.

Atlas Shrugged

I really enjoy Atlas Shrugged as well, I've read the whole book twice, actually. But I don't believe it is a good code to live by.

Loved 'Snowcrash' too.

- Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

The Pragmatic Programmer

The Design of Everyday Things

"The Design of Everyday Things" is a book for anyone who makes or uses things.

Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy. I was hooked at "The big yellow ships hung in the air just the way bricks don't."

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Steppenwolf, Siddharta and the Glass Bead Game are other must-reads.

Ender's Game

'The Selfish Gene' - Richard Dawkins Grokking the concept changed the way I thought about life forever.