Asking a book to change one&#x27;s life within the course of a year seems like a tall order.<p>That said I recommend Chade-Meng Tan&#x27;s &#x27;Search Inside Yourself&#x27;[0].<p>Chade-Meng Tan began his career at Google as software engineer and later transitioned to teach a course – that this book describes – on emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and self-awareness. Allegedly, the course was quite popular at Google. I highly recommend the book.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Search-Inside-Yourself-Unexpected-Achieving&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0062116932&#x2F;ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1449533517&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=search+inside+yourself" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Search-Inside-Yourself-Unexpected-Achi...</a>