These are some of my favorite books:
Computing
- Feynman Lectures on Computation, by Richard Feynman
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, by Hal Abelson and Gerald Sussman, with Julie Sussman
- The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, by Ray Kurzweil
- Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web, by Tim Berners-Lee
- The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
- Being Digital, by Nicholas Negroponte
Business and Entrepreneurship
- The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses, by Amar Bhide
- Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup, by Bill Aulet
- The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries
- The Business of Software, by Michael Cusumano
- Building Wealth, by Lester Thurow
Science
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics, by Richard Feynman
- The Character of Physical Law, by Richard Feynman
- QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, by Richard Feynman
- The Principle of Relativity, by Albert Einstein
- Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist’s Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature, by Steven Weinberg
- Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, by Lee Smolin
- What is Life?, by Erwin Schrodinger
- The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul, by Francis Crick
More Feynman and Einstein
- Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard Feynman
- What do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard Feynman
- The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman, by Richard Feynman
- Ideas and Opinions: Insights into Science, Philosophy, and Humanity, by Albert Einstein
Philosophy
- A Discourse on Method, by Rene Descartes
- The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, by Bertrand Russell
- Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
- Emerson’s Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, by Robert M. Pirsig
Miscellaneous
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth, by M. K. Gandhi
- Profiles in Courage, by John F. Kennedy
- Biko, by Donald Woods
(Note: I have linked these books to Amazon for your possible convenience; I do not get any consideration from Amazon).