Comment Hmm, books causing life pivots. (Score 1) 700
1. Out of The Inner Circle, Landreth. Read this in 1986 or so when it originally came out. Holy shit, did that change my life. It put me on the vector that, among other things, has me reading Slashdot today.
2. M*A*S*H- Hooker. Besides being ripping funny, introduced me to the concept that if you're really good at what you do, you can get away with a lot. A whole lot.
3. 1980 Signetics Linear IC Databook. Never underestimate the learning capability of a curious kid on a remote farm with no internet access ('cause it didn't exist. Well, not as we know it.)
4. War Games. Yeah, so it's a movie, but life-changing nonetheless. See items 1-3.