Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it actually changed your life? ↗
The books people recommended
2018-09-13 · 259 points · 218 comments · 95 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.
- 12The 4-Hour Workweek
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- 3How to Make Friends and Influence People
- 3The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible
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- 3The Toyota Way
- 3Food of the Gods
- 3Non-Violent Communication
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- 2TCP/IP Illustrated
- 2The 4-Hour Body
- 2The Screwtape Letters
- 2The Snow Leopard
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- 1The Brothers Karamazov
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- 1The Art of War
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- 1The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- 1Poor Charlie's Almanack
- 1Rationality: From AI to Zombies
- 1The Old Man and the Sea
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- 1Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
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- 1I Am That
- 1The God Delusion
- 1Notes from Underground
- 1Narcissus and Goldmund
- 1The Prophet
- 1Illusions
- 1Essays
- 1Calculus on Manifolds
- 1Who Moved My Cheese
- 1Fear
- 1The Law
- 1Untethered Soul
- 1The Dip
- 1A Farewell to Arms
- 1The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
- 1Good Calories, Bad Calories
- 1Total Money Makeover
- 1Travels
- 1Understanding Media
- 1The Omnivore's Dilemma
- 1For Whom the Bell Tolls
- 1Tuesdays with Morrie
- 1How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
- 1I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- 1The Kite Runner
- 1Momo
- 1Of Human Bondage
- 1The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
- 1In Defense of Food
- 1The Breakdown of Nations
- 133 Strategies of War
- 1Nausea
- 1What Got You Here Won't Get You There
- 1For a New Liberty
- 1The Laws of Human Nature
- 1Muv-Luv Alternative
Muv-Luv Alternative
1 here · 3 all-time · #2085 overall
- 1How to Cook Everything
- 1PiHKAL
- 1Pre-Suasion
- 1The Ethics of Liberty