Ask HN: What are some favorite books that provide insight into other industries?

2 points by danielrhodes 5y ago ↗ HN

One of my favorites:

Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos

https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/dp/0812928350/ref=nodl_

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tafda 5y ago ↗

Civil engineering:

The Control of Nature by John McPhee

Stories about debris flows in the California mountains and forcing the Mississippi River to stay where it is.

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