David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson Book Recommendations (27 Books)

David Heinemeier Hansson is a Danish programmer, racing driver and the creator of Ruby on Rails.

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Books Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson

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Turn the Ship Around!

A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

L. David Marquet

Source: "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

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The Pathology of Normalcy

Erich Fromm

Source: "[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

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Political Order and Political Decay

From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy

Francis Fukuyama

Source: "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

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Give and Take

Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

Adam Grant

Source: "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

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Hate Inc.

Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another

Matt Taibbi

Source: "Telling the story of how TV, newspapers, and now the internet has reverted to the old partisan ways of the original media outlets." - DHH

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I and Thou

Martin Buber

Source: "Treating humans as ends in themselves, not means to an end is perhaps the defining characteristic of humanism." - DHH

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The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell

Source: "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

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Drive

The Story of My Life

Larry Bird

Source: "Takes some of those same ideas about motivations and rewards and extrapolates them in a little bit." - DHH

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The Talent Code

Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

Daniel Coyle

Source: "Main complaint seems to be 'this is a layman's description of not-new ideas'. I'm just fine with that." - DHH

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The Lost Writings

Franz Kafka

Source: "You're not here for a complete story, a narrative, but to bathe yourself in [the author]'s mind." - DHH

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The Management Myth

Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong

Matthew Stewart

Source: "A funny mix of stories, but it's worth the trip for the historical account of scientific management alone." - DHH

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The Myth of the Spoiled Child

Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises

Alfie Kohn

Source: "A great book [...], which is even more specific about nurturing and supporting kids and so forth." - DHH

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A Doll's House

Source: "Classic Danish play from the 19th century [...] Surprisingly relevant for today." - DHH

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Escape from Freedom

Erich Fromm

Source: "One of my all-time top ten favorite books. Applies well in both business and politics." - DHH

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Bullshit Jobs

A Theory

David Graeber

Source: "Essentially a victory lap of the original essay and the response it provoked." - DHH

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A Guide to the Good Life

The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

William B. Irvine

Source: "An easy way to learn about [Stoicism] and recognize why this resonates." - DHH

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Understanding Exposure

How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

Bryan Peterson

Source: "Probably one of the first primers I read on [improving my photography]." - DHH

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Punished by Rewards

The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

Alfie Kohn

Source: "Outlines all the scientific research on why incentive systems don't work." - DHH

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The Origins of Political Order

From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

Francis Fukuyama

Source: "[This book and "Political Order and Political Decay" is] a fantastic two-part book." - DHH

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Either/Or

A Fragment of Life

Søren Kierkegaard

Source: "[The author]'s funny, he's straight forward (even when sarcastic), he's INTERESTING." - DHH

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Hell Yeah or No

A Fragment of Life

Søren Kierkegaard

Source: "Don't think I've ever bought a book so quickly after seeing it released!" - DHH

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Maverick

The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace

Ricardo Semler

Source: "A fantastic book [...] that was great inspiration to me." - DHH

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Tim Ferriss

Source: "My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH

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The Age of Absurdity

Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy

Michael Foley

Source: "Another great book on philosophy in the current age." - DHH

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The Trial

Source: "Perhaps my favorite novel of all time." - DHH

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Ruby on Rails Tutorial

Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series

Michael Hartl

Source: "Much celebrated." - DHH

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The Big Short

Inside the Doomsday Machine

Michael Lewis

Source: "A good one." - DHH

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