Ask HN: Inspirational Books

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With reference to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1913174, what are some good books that inspire you when all you need is a little motivation.

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The Alchemist.

On the Road.

Stranger In a Strange Land.

From the Earth to the Moon

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Life of Pi

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.

The Little Prince

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? / Purple Cow

Coders at Work / Founders at Work

Fight Club

Delivering Happiness By Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com

Great book on Tony's journey to building startups and finding what truly makes him happy

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

"The Amber Chronicles" by Roger Zelazny (It's actually a series of 10 novels, but they can be bought together in one massive book. It's the most original and creatively exciting thing I've ever read.)

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

I believe this will change your life (for the better), and it's only one web page: "Why I don’t care about success," http://zenhabits.net/anti-success/

Leaving microsoft to change the world - http://www.leavingmicrosoftbook.com/

Born to Run - http://borntorun.org/

High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars

The story about making and selling Frontpage to Microsoft for ~$130 million.

Skip the last 3 chapters or so, where he rants boringly.

"Dying Well" by Ira Byock. It shows me every time that nothing in life is important if you walk alone.

Your Money or Your Life; Dominquez, Robin

Dune

Shogun

hackers and painters

Rework

Getting Real

Delivering Happiness

4-Hour Workweek

Fahrenheit 451 opened my eyes about society today. Not sure if it is really "inspirational", but it very well might have you view the world differently.

I'd say that applies to inspirational movies also.

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