Ask HN: What are some favorite books that provide insight into other industries?

2 pointsdanielrhodes1 comment

One of my favorites:

Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos

https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/dp/0812928350/ref=nodl_

Civil engineering:

The Control of Nature by John McPhee

Stories about debris flows in the California mountains and forcing the Mississippi River to stay where it is.