Dune

Frank Herbert's landmark 1965 science fiction novel is set on Arrakis, a harsh desert planet that is the only source of the universe's most valuable substance, the spice melange. When young Paul Atreides's family takes control of the planet and is betrayed, Paul flees into the desert and joins its native Fremen people. Mixing politics, religion, ecology and adventure, Dune is often called the best-selling science fiction novel of all time.

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Tim Ferriss: “Now, if people ask me, for instance, "Which books should I read on leadership?", I might reply: "Dune and Ender's Game."”