The Alchemist.<p>On the Road.<p>Stranger In a Strange Land.<p>From the Earth to the Moon<p>How to Win Friends and Influence People<p>Life of Pi<p>Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.<p>The Little Prince<p>Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? / Purple Cow<p>Coders at Work / Founders at Work<p>Fight Club
"The Amber Chronicles" by Roger Zelazny (It's actually a series of 10 novels, but they can be bought together in one massive book. It's the most original and creatively exciting thing I've ever read.)<p>"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
I believe this will change your life (for the better), and it's only one web page: "Why I don’t care about success," <a href="http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/" rel="nofollow">http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/</a>
Leaving microsoft to change the world - <a href="http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/</a><p>Born to Run - <a href="http://borntorun.org/" rel="nofollow">http://borntorun.org/</a>
High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars<p>The story about making and selling Frontpage to Microsoft for ~$130 million.<p>Skip the last 3 chapters or so, where he rants boringly.
Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes about society today. Not sure if it is really "inspirational", but it very well might have you view the world differently.