In no particular order:<p>Politics and philosophy:<p>Ishmael - Daniel Quinn (even though in the end, it's just a cute, in essence a softies introduction to anarchist communism)<p>On property - Proudhon (Meta, ye oldist anarchy)
Das Kapital (If you read Marx, also read <i>on</i> Marx, can't stress this enough)<p>Beyond good and evil (but in his thought in general) - Nietzsche (Mainly for showing there are no absolutes, moral is what we make of it, and in that moral we can excel)<p>And so, so many others, philosophy really adds up, just keep on reading, there's fundamental books for sure, but every publication adds up in some respect.<p>Sports and nutrition:<p>Starting Strength (for making me bad ass strong in the last couple years)<p>'Paleo' diet (for showing an extreme solution for a more simple problem, that actually worked and made me not fat anymore)<p>Some random books that made a huge impression the last years:<p>The Alchemist, for showing how humble you can experience the wonders of life<p>Siddhartha, same really.<p>A short summer of anarchy (biography of Durrutti, rise of
anarchism in 30s Spain, out of print)<p>Crime and Punishment and Karamazov (There's beauty in the darkest corners of the human spirit, and so much more)<p>The Prince<p>Butler (For using Nietzsche's deconstruction to argue against 'genetic' discrimination, controversial, but very good)<p>Metamorphosis - Kafka (I don't have a one liner to summarize this. Just read it, it's < 100 pages)<p>Funny enough, as far as Tech and Business goes, I skim books to get some details, but at the end of the day most value comes from hacking around. For both.