Ask HN: What book influenced you most in life

3 pointsby _RedPandaover 7 years ago

3 comments

notsohumanover 7 years ago

<a href="http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/" rel="nofollow">http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/</a>

aurizonover 7 years ago

Hicrobe Hunters - Paul de Kruif <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Microbe-Hunters-Paul-Kruif/dp/0156027771" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.ca/Microbe-Hunters-Paul-Kruif/dp/01560277...</a>

mindcrimeover 7 years ago

Probably <i>Nineteen Eighty Four</i>. I read it my senior year of high school and it really made an impression on me... even now, 20+ years later, that sticks with me.