So far most comments are non-fiction, so I'll add a couple of fiction books.
I'd like to add the fiction Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov.
Although they began being published in 1942 and Asimov got some technology wrong, it's a must read.
Also work by Stanislaw Lem. My favourite one is The star diaries, and it mixes pure sci-fi plot with a lot of philosophic thoughts about the future of human progress.
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So far most comments are non-fiction, so I'll add a couple of fiction books.
I'd like to add the fiction Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov. Although they began being published in 1942 and Asimov got some technology wrong, it's a must read.
Also work by Stanislaw Lem. My favourite one is The star diaries, and it mixes pure sci-fi plot with a lot of philosophic thoughts about the future of human progress.