in: fiction | philosophy
sudosteph: Helped me understand the power of small effeciencies in large systems and the importance of metagaming. read comments
in: nonfiction | philosophy | history | war
magic_beans: The Bhagavad Gita continues to challenge my notion of truth, self, and the path to happiness. read comments
in: nonfiction | religion | philosophy | spirituality | india | mythology
sorenn111: The Selfish Gene has been the most influential book on my life. Especially when Dawkins makes the point about pre-darwininan philosophy needing rethinking. His point being... read comments
in: nonfiction | biology | evolution | philosophy
erehweb: The best insight here is - people are very good at rationalizing / being happy about bad results, when they result from a decision to do something (e.g. change job / move ...) - less so when... read comments
in: nonfiction | psychology
TravelTechGuy: Changed the way I perceive language and culture permanently. The notion that if certain words no longer exist in the language, then the associated idea will disappear from the culture was... read comments
in: fiction | science fiction | dystopian
air7: Hands down the book that most influenced me. The book had (for me) not one but several simple-yet-profound ideas that were forever inserted into the foreground of how I make sense of the world. read comments
in: nonfiction | history | philosophy | anthropology
amuresan: An interesting read. It was intended as a guide to the young price Cesare Borgia from his teacher Machiavelli. The secret to enjoying it is not to judge it by modern morality. read comments
in: nonfiction | philosophy | politics | history
mcone: Some might call it a business book. It focuses primarily on teaching readers to use "systems thinking" to turn companies into learning organizations that respond and adapt to change... read comments
in: nonfiction | business | leadership | management | mental models
bradbatt: Amazingly powerful read. It is simultaneously completely saddening to read what some humans are capable of doing to others, but also inspiring to see those who were victims of the holocaust... read comments
in: nonfiction | psychology | philosophy | history | memoir
feignix: Again, a very touching, charming book about a little kid's world(universe?) view, told through his adventures. read comments
in: fiction | fantasy | young adult
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
Roelven: It has shaped my thinking on 'what is good' or 'what does quality' mean. As an engineer it is easy to appreciate the author slowly going insane about the details he keeps coming back to... read comments
in: fiction | philosophy | spirituality
Entangled: We live in a world of thieves masqueraded as leaders. read comments
in: nonfiction | politics | economics | philosophy | history | essays
IanCal: A stunningly good book about cognitive biases, with fairly understated claims and backed up with studies. Excellent advice for life and it's changed how I view decisions and interactions. read comments
in: nonfiction | psychology | business | economics | mental models
acrodrig: I think it's the closest I have come to understanding "enlightenment" (whatever it may mean for each person). Give it a try. read comments