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"Land of Lisp" by Conrad Barski

+1, Weinberg's "An Introduction to General Systems Thinking"

Also, "The Death of Ivan Ilych" [3] by Tolstoy.

"Philosophy in the Flesh" has stubbornly been in my "most relevant books" reading list for several years

"A Confession" by Leo Tolstoy [1].

It had a huge impact on me (even though I read it first being 30+). This would be among my first recommendations for books to read when you're 20.

"A Confession"

I would highlight two of these: "The Kingdom of God is Within you"

"The Kingdom of God is Within You" by Leo Tolstoy

To me, "The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos" [1] by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham is a true gem. I suppose it might raise interesting discussions on how and why one should tolerate eccentric people.

I wish I had had "Early Retirement Extreme" by Jacob Lund Fisker [2] in my shelf at that age.

"Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It" by David Fleming

we'll probably move foward to "Sprites in QBASIC" by the same author