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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

This is one of my favorite books on Zen. Even if you are not a practicing Buddhist, I think the concept of "Beginner's Mind" is extremely helpful to keep an open and creative mind.

Suzuki is also one of the best people for making a somewhat esoteric religion accessible. I've read this book about 4 times and gotten new things (or recovered forgotten things) each time.