As someone who is autistic, the one book at the top of my list, for everyone, is Unmasking Autism. If you give even just a little bit of a shit, please take the time.
Other than that, here’s the list:
For People
- Thinking in Bets
- Thinking in Systems
- Thinking Fast and Slow
- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
For Engineers
- the first 3 of previous
- Code Complete 2nd Edition
- The Phoenix Project
- The Lean Startup
- Toyota Production System
- Zen and the Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
For Managers
- everything the engineers read
- Lean Enterprise
- Accelerate
- Burnout
- Dare to Lead
- The Toyota Way (Second Edition)
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Biographies
- Creativity Inc.
- Becoming Steve Jobs
- The Everything Store
- The Big Short
- Flash Boys
Design
- Don’t Make Me Think
- Emotional Design
- Living With Complexity
For Sociopaths (or those seeking to understand them)
- The 48 Laws of Power
- The Art of Seduction
- How to Win Friends and Influence People