I am skeptical a single book can change how a person thinks about the world - at least on a practical level.
Actually transformative concepts are usually not simple, and they need to mature in the thinkers mind.
Most important subjects are ao large it would be impossible to cram them into a single book.
Books can be insightfull and amazing, and there are several that are so vivid I find chapters from them popping into my head. A few recent books I feel have been very enligthening to me:
Notes on the synthesis of form by Alexander. Skunk works by Ben Richie. Influence by Cialdini. Skin in the game by Taleb. Isaacson's biographies.
I think when someone is on the brink of a new understanding and read a book that speaks to the topic in just the right way, it can create major shifts. Though I do think the foundation of that transformation is usually the work of many years of life experience.
Actually transformative concepts are usually not simple, and they need to mature in the thinkers mind.
Most important subjects are ao large it would be impossible to cram them into a single book.
Books can be insightfull and amazing, and there are several that are so vivid I find chapters from them popping into my head. A few recent books I feel have been very enligthening to me:
Notes on the synthesis of form by Alexander. Skunk works by Ben Richie. Influence by Cialdini. Skin in the game by Taleb. Isaacson's biographies.