Ask HN: What book should I buy for my 18th birthday?

I'm into non-fiction books. Any field will do as long as it's interesting. I'm definitely trying to get into something new.

When I was 18, I read Gödel Escher Bach, an Eternal Golden Braid on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carol, by Douglas R Hofstader. It's a book that won a pullitzer prize in the 1970s and is about maths and formal logic, but really gives you a flavour of how consciousness might come about.

My favorite book is “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer.

Man’s search for meaning - Viktor Frankl

It will change your life, dare I say.

Psychology of Money is a light read that might give you some foundation for finances as you enter adulthood.

China: A History by Keay is a pretty great overview of the last 5000 years of Chinese history. This was recommended to me on this very site!