Those books contributed to my views on such topics:

• inequality
• meat and plant dieting
• nationalism
• work vs entrepreneurship
• altruism
• competition

I'd say after reading that list I started to believe in destiny.

The list:

• The Lessons of History – Will Durant (history)
• The Social Conquest of Earth – E. O. Wilson
• How We Do It: The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction – Robert Martin
• In the Shadow of Man – Jane Goodall
• The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament – Robert M. Sapolsky