Summer reading for students

[netnet]

Although I have my own ideas, I wanted to solicit ideas from this board on book recommendations for young professionals, undergraduate and older high school students.  (Traditionally, I will send my kids and nieces and nephews book recommendations for the summer.)  Last year it was  Power by Pfefer and Influence by Cialdini.

[KCLarkin]

How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie

[Gamecock-YT]

The Richest Man in Babylon and Letters from a Self-made merchant to his Son

[Kraven]

The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

[Aurelius]

I'd recommend Victor Frankl's "Searching for meaning". It's short, but very good, containing some very useful life lessons.

 

I'd also recommend 7 habits of effective people. It would be an advantage to read it (and use these principles) early in life.

[boilermaker75]

Mindset by Carol Dweck

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=mindset

 

 

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

 

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch-ebook/dp/B00139VU7E/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1402854822&sr=1-1&keywords=the+last+lecture

[Parsad]

Nope, nope, nope!  Is this about a single title?  If not, it belongs in the "General Discussion" board.

 

Don't worry, I'll move it!  ;D  Cheers!

[theasiareport]

Not really a book but I can safely say that the Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford had a big impact on my student life.

 

[Haasje]

Anything recent by Seth Godin is probably quite interesting to them:

 

[amazonsearch]

http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=seth%20godin&linkCode=ur2&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aseth%20godin&sprefix=seth%20g%2Caps&tag=901827-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=7MNRX6L5ZNDIEIUF[/amazonsearch]

 

Especially Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future and The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? come to mind.

[tede02]

I would highly recommend "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver.  This is an excellent book that I will be re-reading. 

[netnet]

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

I wound up with:

• The $100 Startup
  
• The Dhando Investor
  
• The Outsiders
  

 

And Steve Job's commencement speech!