Non-fiction books you really should read
I read a lot of books, mostly fiction. That said, occassionally I come across a non-fiction book that genuinely changes how I think about something. In general I can tell those books a while later, because they're the ones I keep referring people to over and over. So here's a list of the non-fiction books I've read since I started keeping records that I think have changed how I think about the world: The Man Who Broke Capitalism: companies should exist for more than mergely hitting quarterly earnings goals -- they should serve their shareholders, but also their employees and the communities they operate in. In return, long term growth is more likely than with a short sighted approach. The Innovators Dilemma: understanding the behaviour of companies in established markets and how disruption occurs changed how I thought about many of the companies I've worked for. Chip War: the history of the semiconductor industry and its globalization was both interesting and informative about how interconnected our global economy has become. Cult of the Dead Cow: how a group of teenagers looking for fun "hacks" accidentally changed an entire industry's attitude towards responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities. The Mythical Man-Month: genuinely…