"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Books recommended with this one:
Comments and mentions from HN threads:
Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?
1812Overture: A blast to read and great insight into the thinking of a great mind.
Ask HN: Book Recommendations?
Kenji: An excellent book with autobiographic content about Richard Feynman, contains many funny stories and interesting insights of this brilliant man.
Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?
lloeki: This is made of pure awesomesauce and perfectly captures the kind of spirit at the root of hackerdom.
mugsie: I have read and re-read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! so many times over the years. It is a fantastic book.
Mentions by: hackerkid
Ask HN: What book do you recommend everyone should read?
niosus: It is very motivating, witty and just great fun to read!
Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?
smaddox: [...] because it gave me a model for how to enjoy life.
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Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?
lackbeard: Up there with Hackers & Painters in its rate of insight & surprise per page.
Mentions by: beefman : 1001101 : sunwicked1
Ask HN: What are your favorite books of all time, and why?
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. ...
Mentions by: alekseypo : jackschultz
Ask HN: What books have most influenced the way you see the world?
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