Ask HN: Best books you've read in 2014
Here is my list:
1) Stumbling on happiness (reread) - Dan Gilbert - A fantastic book by a Harvard psychology professor on how we usually think about happiness, and what the current research actually reveals. Witty, sharp and extremely informative it's a great read.
2) The Kitchen Counter Cooking School - Kathleen Flinn - An interesting and funny book which reads much like a bunch of polished journal entries about cooking and the adventures of teaching culinary novices about the basics of healthy and tasty cooking. As a college student it is quite instructive in learning the ropes of becoming a functioning chef-for-one while juggling school and startups.
3) What Is Mathematics? - Richard Courant - A great introductory book for the laymen and mathematician alike, much like any good book written by an accomplished mind in a technical field it is both enlightening about the nuances of various areas of the field and a brief yet insightful introduction to each of these (number theory, geometry, topology and calculus).