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What to read?

12 pointsby dennisvdvlietover 12 years ago
Going on a long (4 week holiday) and wondering what to read. Last books I read include, Steve Jobs, Imagine and the Lean Startup.<p>Let me know what non fiction books you would bring.

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mshover 12 years ago
4 hour work week, if it counts as non-fiction (there are quite a bit of bullshit in it, but it makes you think differently about things most people takes for granted).
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Roelvenover 12 years ago
Here are some of the top of my head, assuming you already read some:<p>- The New Capitalist Manifesto - Umar Haque<p>- Net Smart - Howard Rheingold<p>- Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh<p>- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
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davidxcover 12 years ago
If you're not too familiar with hardware or how computers work at a low level (assembly language, instruction sets, etc), then I would think about reading Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.<p>It starts off with a story of two kids communicating to each other with flashlights in Morse code, and slowly builds up into how a computer works.
dysocoover 12 years ago
You can try some Kevin Mitnick's books.<p>"Ghost in the wires" is his biography with a lot of fun stories, recommended.<p>"The art of intrusion" is about more technical hacking, lot of war stories from all over the world.<p>"The art of deception" is about Social Engineering, I have not read it yet... but looks amazing.
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saurabhover 12 years ago
I have been reading "Zen &#38; the art of motorcycle maintenance" since I got it couple of days back. I must say that the first chapters of the book are teaching me a few new things. The ability to see things for not <i></i>"what they are"<i></i> but <i></i>"what they mean"<i></i> is some new gum for me to chew on.
EvanKellyover 12 years ago
May be a little bit outside of the typical start-up fair, but you didn't specify.<p>"Man's Search for Meaning" by Victor Frankl<p>Short read, but great perspective from a really inspiring figure.
alidover 12 years ago
Richard Branson's books (e.g. 'Business Stripped Bare' &#38; 'Like a Virgin') are brilliant for the themes of branding, big picture thinking and leadership. Have a great holiday!
idohover 12 years ago
Some favorites from my bookshelf: Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, Thinking Fast and Slow, Fooled by Randomness / Black Swan, SICP, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind
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