Ask HN: What book do you recommend everyone should read?
Hi HN,
Every person I've come across always has one book that sits at the top of their book list that they would recommend to everyone. For me, it's "How to win friends & influence people" by Dale Carnegie. What's your book?
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 117 ms ] threadI wouldn't say it is a must read, but it brings up a few good points. It isn't a heavy thinking book, it is like an extended Medium post.
If you want to hear Thiel's ideas, it is worth a read but otherwise I wouldn't really recommend it.
I find that the original text on its own is very hard to fully understand. Usually better to read a commented/detailed edition. At least that's my experience.
But yeah, it is amazing how it can apply to so many things.
You will know more about Christianity than a lot of Christians.
It's definitely a good book if you are looking for common sense morality. I think the Jefferson Bible is a better book if you are looking for moral teachings (never read it, only heard about it)
The one I read is the Ritchie pruehs story bible, which is free as a Kindle book.
2. The Startup of You by Reid Hoffman - http://amzn.to/2mXSlFB
3. Strengths Finder by Gallup Press - http://amzn.to/2mqDNuY
2. Deep Work - Cal Newport
3. Personal MBA - Josh Kaufman
The only section where I would use an example is with "Let the other person feel the idea is his or hers.". It's also one of the few that are not just about being positive and honest.
Non-Fiction: Presence - Amy Cuddy
Fiction: Seveneves
Both of these I've read several times and glean new things each reading. And those things I've learned have formed essential parts of the heuristics I use on a day to day basis to deal with the dark ambiguities of life.
Man's search for meaning
Architecture of happiness
Eternal Golden Braid
Basically, Robert got rich from telling others how rich people are.
I've read plenty of books about finances that are just mind-numbingly obvious that it is a skip for anyone with common sense. Would you agree RDPD is that kind of book?
https://www.johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-real-estate-in...
If you read it like a parable similar to The Richest Man in Babylon or The Alchemist you can still gather some useful info and refreshers from this book.
It is very motivating, witty and just great fun to read!
Bogleheads for investing
2. Demon Haunted World
Both by Carl Sagan
Non fiction: Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
Non-fiction: Letters from Seneca; the only philosophy book I enjoyed and whose tenets I aim to practise every day.
[0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glimpses_of_World_History