DanHulton: One of the best books on programming style and function, backed up with actual research for the recommendations. read comments
in: nonfiction | programming | computer science
rayalez: Controversial, I know, a lot of people here hate it for some reason, but it was incredibly influential on me, inspired my passion for entrepreneurship and science and philosophy... read comments
in: fiction | philosophy | politics
myproductlaunch: Pretty much a must-read for anyone interested in sales, marketing, or "persuasion". However, even if you're not in that line of work it will blow you away. Lots of good examples and not a lot of fluff... read comments
in: nonfiction | psychology | business | leadership | sales
mindcrime: If you didn't take, or have forgotten, classes like Computer Architecture or Digital Logic, this is a great book for getting your head around the low level details of what's happening in side a digital computer... read comments
in: nonfiction | programming | computer science
fratlas: Recently read and thoroughly enjoyed "Elon Musk"; good insight into both starting unicorns and how much of a genius Elon is. read comments
in: nonfiction | biography | business
peter_chickens: It is one the best sci-fi books out there. You will love the way it ends. It brings us to realize what we know and what we presently don't understand in the field of physics. read comments
in: fiction | china | science fiction
marshallbananas: A book about the infamous blood testing startup Theranos. I couldn't put it down. Read the whole thing in a day and a half. It's basically a gripping thriller set in Silicon Valley... read comments
in: nonfiction | business | crime | biography | history | journalism | true crime
ericskiff: As someone who doesn't want to "negotiate" and be a hard bargainer across the table, this book taught me how to bring empathy to every negotiation, and to use that get both parties what... read comments
in: nonfiction | business | psychology | negotiation
krschultz: I'm not a startup founder, but I've been in a couple startups. It's really easy to say what the founders should have done (especially in hindsight). This book helped me understand the burden a bit more. read comments
in: nonfiction | business | entrepreneurship | management | leadership
beat: The best work you do is the work you find you don't need to do. Learn how to fail fast and save time on projects and product development, by building what customers want... read comments
in: nonfiction | business | entrepreneurship | management | leadership | economics | productivity
lmiller1990: Sleeping is important, and since I started doing more (and improving the quality of), I feel better and get more done. read comments
in: nonfiction | health | psychology
alexilliamson: I'm sure everyone here is familiar with bits and pieces of GTD methodology, but I encourage you to check out the full text. There are a lot of great ideas in there there... read comments
in: nonfiction | business | productivity | self improvement | mental models
tsaprailis: This in my opinion is a superb book if you are interested in statistics/philosophy. He presents the chaotic structure of our world and why extreme events are more common than we think. read comments
in: nonfiction | economics | business | philosophy | psychology | finance | mental models
mindcrime: Just a fascinating story of a strangely interesting man. Lots of computer industry history embedded in here as well. read comments
in: nonfiction | biography | business
quantum_nerd: Taught me how to be more productive and simplify thinking about productivity. One of the books I re-read every year. read comments
in: nonfiction | business | leadership | psychology | productivity | management | self improvement
stevenj: I loved this book for its humor, everyday practicality, how relatable it felt even without having a background in physics or knowledge about the pranks and experiments he conducted. read comments