aka HPMOR
by Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
fanfiction, but beats most fantasy books
autobiography of Richard Feynman
by Richard Feynman
scientist getting into very funny situations
An amusing history of science.
by Bill Bryson
a good popular science history book
There Is No Antimematic Division
by qntm
if you are tired of time travel, meet antimemes
data science guide
by Steven Skiena
one of the few programming books that work as hardcover
histocial fiction
by Neal Stephenson
a decent wrapper on a bunch of mundane computer facts