Ask HN: What are some favorite books that provide insight into other industries?
One of my favorites:
Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/dp/0812928350/ref=nodl_
Civil engineering:
The Control of Nature by John McPhee
https://www.amazon.com/Control-Nature-John-McPhee/dp/0374522...
Stories about debris flows in the California mountains and forcing the Mississippi River to stay where it is.
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