Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?
<i>Mere Christianity</i>, by C. S. Lewis. Any of his nonfiction works have a style of writing that I seldom find. He has a dedication to reason and a step-by-step approach.<p><i>The Elements of Style</i>, by William Strunk and E. B. White. I liked writing since I learned how to. I didn&#x27;t find this book until I was 17, and it unlocked me to write in a way that better helped others.<p><i>The Language Instinct</i>, by Steven Pinker. I guess I like writing and language. Like C. S. Lewis, Steven Pinker has a way of writing about hard things that makes them easy to understand, even enjoyable. The subject matter is also news to most people, I think, who don&#x27;t appreciate just how much that language is built in to the human mind from conception.