David Heinemeier Hansson
David Heinemeier Hansson is a renowned Danish programmer, racing driver, and the visionary creator behind Ruby on Rails, a revolutionary web development framework.
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The Trial
Perhaps my favorite novel of all time. - DHH
Franz Kafka
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The Pathology of Normalcy
[The author] has touched on the idea that certain types of mental illness can be looked at in part as the sane reaction to an insane world. - DHH
Erich Fromm
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The 4-Hour Workweek
My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design. - DHH
Tim Ferriss
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Give and Take
I almost gave up on the book immediately, but then I'd find a sentence that perked my interest, then read a little more. - DHH
Adam Grant
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Escape from Freedom
One of my all-time top ten favorite books. Applies well in both business and politics. - DHH
Erich Fromm
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Bullshit Jobs
Essentially a victory lap of the original essay and the response it provoked. - DHH
David Graeber
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The Road to Wigan Pier
It’s amazing how much of the abusive ideology revealed in his account of the miners is still present in today’s gig economy. - DHH
George Orwell
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The Myth of the Spoiled Child
A great book [...], which is even more specific about nurturing and supporting kids and so forth. - DHH
Alfie Kohn
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Hate Inc.
Telling the story of how TV, newspapers, and now the internet has reverted to the old partisan ways of the original media outlets. - DHH
Matt Taibbi
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The Lost Writings
You're not here for a complete story, a narrative, but to bathe yourself in [the author]'s mind. - DHH
Franz Kafka
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Punished by Rewards
Outlines all the scientific research on why incentive systems don't work. - DHH
Alfie Kohn
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Maverick
A fantastic book [...] that was great inspiration to me. - DHH
Ricardo Semler
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The Big Short
A good one. - DHH
Michael Lewis
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The Management Myth
A funny mix of stories, but it's worth the trip for the historical account of scientific management alone. - DHH
Matthew Stewart
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Either/Or
[The author]'s funny, he's straight forward (even when sarcastic), he's INTERESTING. - DHH
Søren Kierkegaard
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The Talent Code
Main complaint seems to be 'this is a layman's description of not-new ideas'. I'm just fine with that. - DHH
Daniel Coyle
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A Guide to the Good Life
An easy way to learn about [Stoicism] and recognize why this resonates. - DHH
William B. Irvine
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Political Order and Political Decay
Traces back nation states all the way back to 4,000 years B.C. and goes through all the case studies of the rise of China and so forth. - DHH
Francis Fukuyama
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Hell Yeah or No
Don't think I've ever bought a book so quickly after seeing it released! - DHH
Derek Sivers
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Drive
Takes some of those same ideas about motivations and rewards and extrapolates them in a little bit. - DHH
Daniel Pink
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The Origins of Political Order
[This book and Political Order and Political Decay" is] a fantastic two-part book." - DHH
Francis Fukuyama
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Ruby on Rails Tutorial
Much celebrated. - DHH
Michael Hartl
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Understanding Exposure
Probably one of the first primers I read on [improving my photography]. - DHH
Bryan Peterson
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A Doll's House
Classic Danish play from the 19th century [...] Surprisingly relevant for today. - DHH
Henrik Ibsen
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I and Thou
Treating humans as ends in themselves, not means to an end is perhaps the defining characteristic of humanism. - DHH
Martin Buber
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Turn the Ship Around!
A wonderful book about a naval [Admiral] that was running one of the worst performing U.S. nuclear submarines and turned it around to be the best performing U.S. submarine. - DHH
L. David Marquet
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The Age of Absurdity
Another great book on philosophy in the current age. - DHH
Michael Foley
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