- Losing my Virginity, by Richard Branson and Edward Whitley. It made me realize I've never really hustled in my life. Reading it was a humbling experience. When I finished the book I was on the verge of tears, an odd mix of shame and wonder.

- Impro, by Keith Johnstone. It's about theatre, human flaws and taking back your self-expression. I'd gift it to anyone I know, if I could.

  'What's for supper?' a bad improviser will desperately try to think up 
  something original. Whatever he says he'll be too slow. He'll finally 
  drag up some idea like 'fried mermaid'. If he'd just said 'fish' the 
  audience would have been delighted. No two people are exactly alike, 
  and the more obvious an improviser is, the more himself he appears. 
  If he wants to impress us with his originality, then he'll search out 
  ideas that are actually commoner and less interesting. [...]
  People trying to be original always arrive at the same boring old 
  answers. [...]

  An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He's not making any 
  decisions, he's not weighing one idea against another. He's accepting 
  his first thoughts. [...]

  Striving after originality takes you far away from your 
  true self, and makes your work mediocre.