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The entire book Structure and Intrerpretation of Computer Programs is like that.

Neal Stephenson's Anathem is fairly mind blowing if read in the correct mindset.

One such "universal" book could be "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

'The Dream Machine: J. C. R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal' by M. Mitchell Waldrop was an amazing historical vertical slice

pretty great when combined with 'The dream machine' as suggested by others.

”Road to reality” by Roger Penrose

Influence by Robert Cialdini.

Notes on the synthesis of form by Christopher Alexander.

Walter Isaacson's innovators is that book

'Innovators' by Walter Isaacson is pretty great

I highly recommend this book since it's good on so many levels.

"Foundations of Computer Science" by Aho and Ullman is my personal favourite.

I can warmly recommend Tom Holland's captivating "Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World"