Books are pretty awesome.
The book that shaped me most is probably L'Étranger (The Stranger / The Foreigner) by Albert Camus.
Besides that, I haven't come around to fill up this page with my other recommendations yet, so instead take a look at these other bookshelves.
- Patrick Collison
- Nick Cammarata
- visakanv
- Dan Luu (only programming books)
- Sharif Shameem
- Nate Meyvis
Not quite a bookshelf: