Ask HN: Being a hacker, which books engaged your inquisitive mind the most?

[althaffe]

This is a broad category but I hope that's fine. Looking for mostly non-fiction recommendations, but mandatory fiction reads are welcome too.

The keywords here are 'fascinating' and 'stimulating'. I hope that gives you an idea. Hackers by Steven Levy, Fermat's theorem, Digital Gold, American Kingpin, 1984 etc fits the bill perfectly for me. As for anime/manga, Liar game and Death note were the unbeatable.

'Godel, Escher, Bach' is on my list, but can't decide on Neal Stephenson's books due to the mixed reviews.

So which books fascinated you the most?

[fpalmans]

The Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchrist. http://iainmcgilchrist.com/the-master-and-his-emissary/

[althaffe]

This looks interesting

[koozz]

"Reversing, Secrets of Reverse Engineering" by Eldad Eilam is a nice read. Interesting stuff!

[althaffe]

Intriguing.

[wprapido]

Speaking of Stephenson, "Cryptonomicon" is a must read.

[althaffe]

Bought it today :)

[rurban]

SICP still