Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013? ↗

The books people recommended

2013-12-28 · 209 points · 177 comments · 8 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.

1The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
1 here · 38 all-time · #10 overall
1The Righteous Mind
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
1 here · 22 all-time · #33 overall
1Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
1 here · 21 all-time · #36 overall
1Principles
Principles
Ray Dalio
1 here · 11 all-time · #111 overall
1I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop
Douglas Hofstadter
1 here · 9 all-time · #146 overall
1On Writing Well
On Writing Well
William Zinsser
1 here · 4 all-time · #343 overall
1Seeking Wisdom
Seeking Wisdom
Peter Bevelin
1 here · 3 all-time · #486 overall
1The Box
The Box
Marc Levison
1 here · 3 all-time · #487 overall