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The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Strategy Rules - Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs by David B. Yoffie, Michael A. Cusumano
These are all timely books and recently written.
Not really non-fiction, but Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is always a good read. Also if you're just interested in 'stuff', Plato's The Republic is very worth reading : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_%28Plato%29
I really enjoyed the parts of that book that were actually about the motorcycle trip. Pirsig's thoughts on quality didn't resonate with me, at all.
Not really non-fiction, but Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is always a good read. Also if you're just interested in 'stuff', Plato's The Republic is very worth reading : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_%28Plato%29
Freedom from the Known, by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Think on These Things, by Jiddu Krishnamurti
The Bhagavad Gita
The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking
Robert Caro's The Power Broker about Robert Moses, the most powerful unelected government official in U.S. history. Caro, a Pulitzer winning journalist, is a wiz at writing, so you'll enjoy each page. But more importantly, even though Robert Moses was a bad buy, you don't have to be bad to learn to get what you want, in an organization, by ignoring superficial power structures, and focusing on the real ones. Plus you…
Not really non-fiction, but Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is always a good read. Also if you're just interested in 'stuff', Plato's The Republic is very worth reading : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_%28Plato%29
> Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I really enjoyed the parts of that book that were actually about the motorcycle trip. Pirsig's thoughts on quality didn't resonate with me, at all.
http://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religi...
Prior to reading this, my politics aligned very closely with those of Sanders and I thought everybody on the right were selfish, evil, close-minded fools. After reading the book, my politics are still left of center (but definitely right of Sanders), but I think I understand and appreciate the politics of my right leaning family and friends.