Dune, Enders Game and Ready Player One.
Last year (I'm 28), I tried to read Enders Game for the for the first time since 15 years. I was disappointed, it's really cool, but for younger generations.
Ever read speaker for the dead?
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#112Fiction: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny. Non-Fiction: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Technical: The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Richie
I'd forgotten, but back in the day I gave several people the Science Fiction Bookclub omnibus edition of the first five Amber books. Seems like you could always find them in used bookstores...
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#113I give Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to High School graduates. It's a good book for that time in a person's life.
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#114> Meanwhile there's plenty of stuff happening in the world straight from the Nazi playbook of the 30s. Can you elaborate?
Trump jumps to mind.
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#115Bradbury: Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan '99
Gleick: The Information
Michener: The Source
Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire (all of them, digital)
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#116The software-related books I've given most often are Gerald Weinberg's 'Becoming a Technical Leader', Brook's 'Mythical Man Month', Demarco and Lister's 'Peopleware', Hunt and Thomas 'The Pragmatic Programmer', and Mconnell's 'Code Complete'.
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#117Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein, I've recommended it to four people and all came back with it being their new favorite book.
It has all of science fiction classics, but focuses on a guy who can live forever and attempts to experience everything. Of course this leads to some strange events, and is definitely worth a read.
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#118The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Díaz (fiction) - At face value, a story about a nerdy outcast in love, which means most people I know will relate to it. Pulitzer Prize winner.
The Elements of Typographic Style by Bringhurst (design) - Most designers I know already own a copy, but interesting for laymen.
The Little Schemer by Friedman & Felleisen (programming) - Fun and educational for anyone interested in programming, at just about any level.
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#119Carol Dweck's Mindset. Really gives insight into how our limiting self-beliefs can stunt our growth and potential, and how to fix them.
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#120Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman is amazing.
I was going to say the same thing. "What Do You Care What Other People Think", another Feynman book, is also pretty good.