Schools don’t have a monopoly on knowledge; you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life.  You can get a world-class education by reading the books listed below.  However, this list is in no way meant to replace college.  These books are just a place to start hacking your education.
This page lists all UnCollege-recommended books for easy bookmarking and reference.

Education

• How Children Fail, by John Holt (Summary)
• Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor Gatto
• Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich (Summary)
• The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, by Grace Llewellyn
• The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education, by Maya Frost

Culture

• How to Lie with Statistics, by Darrell Huff
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, by Clay Shirky
• Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World, by Chris Guillebeau
• The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, by Eric Weiner

Psychology

• Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina
• How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Leadership

• How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek

Writing

• Eats, Shoots, & Leaves, by Lynne Truss
• The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

Business and Social Media

• The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch
• Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, by Josh Kaufman
• Rework, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
• Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh
• The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing, by Lisa Gansky
• Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationships at a Time, by Keith Ferrazzi (Summary)
• The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think and It’s Not Too Late, by Michael Ellsberg (Summary)
• The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change, by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith with Carlye Adler

Design Thinking

• Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques, by Michael Michalko
• The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality, by Scott Belsky