Material reading can be tricky. There will be trash here and there as we're not /lit/.
But we have to trust others.
Image related has a detailed list that an Annon provided on a thread a while back. If you got time to kill, click on the image, and read the descriptions
As time goes, the /SIG/ has had a couple of books recommended. I’ve done my best to try to get talks of the authors of such books so you can get a ‘piece’ before you commit.
Google a bit about the book, if you think you can get something out of it, watch the talk.
In my opinion, try getting the books “for free”.
If you read it and get something out of it, consider paying for the book.
>Michael Mauboussin, "The Success Equation”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLfqBsX5Lc>Quiet: The power of Introvertshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85s9wJlzkrk>Antifragile - Nassim Talebhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4MhC5tcEv0>One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way - Robert Maurerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUDV6xJRPchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQb5FJrop8>Mentally Tough - James E. Loehr & Peter J. McLaughlin>Practicing the Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle > http://pastebin.com/x7BbYimvReading material needs to be added/edited
The Way of The Seal
The Code of the Warrior - Rick Fields
The Story of Civilization - Will Durant
The Story of Philosophy - WIll Durant
Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein 1959 (actually has a lot of really powerful character building stuff in there)
Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab
Immediate Action - ^
Seven Troop - ^
Also, Project Gutenberg has Thousands of free books.
You could do lot worse than browsing their top 100
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top 