Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contribution in your life?

I read it as a celebration of creativity and the human spirit.

Atlas Shrugged had a profound influence on me, too.

This is easy...Atlas Shrugged

_Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!_

Fountainhead is just as good and a much easier read.

the Phoenix Project (Kim, Spafford, Behr)

Another vote for A Short History of Nearly Everything.

A very meaningful book I read was "A Short History of Nearly Everything"

"Brother Karamazov"

I haven't finished "The Brothers Karamazov"

Otherwise I would really recommend Moby Dick. Its a rollicking adventure, a wonderful technical description of bygone whaling and ultimately a starting point for introspection on some questions you may be asking yourself.

The 4-Hour Workweek - motivated me to start my own business

Slaughterhouse 5.

when I read the Hobbit. It absolutely blew my mind

The Bible; I know people usually assume it means I'm religious, but that's simply not the case.

Debt - The first 5,000 years by David Greber.