Ask HN: Which non-fiction books had the biggest impact on you?
Recommendations from 98 sampled comments out of 98 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
jekude · Oct 19, 2023Structure and Interpretations of Computer Programs - Abelson
raminf · Oct 19, 2023Gödel, Escher, Bach
tiffanyg · Oct 19, 2023Gödel, Escher, Bach (already mentioned by another I see)
philipov · Oct 19, 2023"Goedel, Escher, Bach"
LeonB · Oct 19, 2023“How to win friends and influence people”
karmakurtisaani · Oct 19, 2023Easily one of my favourite books.
gcanyon · Oct 19, 2023I've read it three or four times, generally about ten years apart. I'm due...
curious_soul · Oct 19, 2023I have tried reading this twice but couldn't get past 30 pages or so.
barbacoa · Oct 19, 2023Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
LeonB · Oct 19, 2023Sapiens
MattPalmer1086 · Oct 19, 2023Yeah, seconded. Still on my shelf after 25 years and I still occasionally dip into it.
RheingoldRiver · Oct 19, 2023The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman.
kaycebasques · Oct 19, 2023The Selfish Gene has probably had a deep lingering effect on my thoughts about my life as a biological creature.
xekul · Oct 19, 2023Tao Te Ching (various translators)
Cosuper · Oct 30, 2023- the 4 hour work week
D13Fd · Oct 19, 2023Seconded on Strunk and White, although you also need to know not to follow some of its outdated advice.
LeonB · Oct 19, 2023“Strunk and white The Elements of Style”