I’ve been thinking about starting a birthday tradition with my newborn son, where each year I gift him an important book about people and thinking. To build a collection he can read when he’s older. Stuff about ingenuity, resilience, and caring. Recommendations are welcome!
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa has had a profound effect on me. Dune is also fantastic for a teenager at a high reading level.
My favourite growing up: - 7 habits of highly effective teenagers - atomic habits - how to win friends and influence people - think and grow rich
Following the themes you want to promote: The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Mastery by Robert Greene.