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For very different perspectives on programming, check out Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programming (read it a decade ago and I use techniques from there every day.)

So perhaps start with The Chomsky Reader.

The Gift by Lewis Hyde. Although directed at artists, it is highly relevant to creative programmers and the phenomenon of open source.

The Gift of Imperfection and other works by Brené Brown.

Another book of interest by Hyde is Trickster Makes This World, wherein you learn the hacker archetype