Books Recommended by Mark Manson
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
Source: "Takes an age-old message, a message you see bandied about in a million self-help books about the ego, but gives it a serious philosophical treatment and grounds it with countless historical examples." - Mark Manson
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed
Source: "Drags the reader back through the mud she lived through, reminding them that they are not alone and that yes, they will be all right." - Mark Manson
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Source: "A love letter, not just to [the author's] son, but to black people and even the United States, in the truest sense of the genre." - Mark Manson
Incerto (5 books)
Nassim Taleb
Source: "A totally insufferable asshole. And wrong about tons of his analogies and examples. But still brilliant somehow, despite himself." - Mark Manson
3 recommenders
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
John Gottman
Source: "Set off into territories unknown and brought quantifiable metrics and scientific rigor to an exotic academic subject: relationships." - Mark Manson
1 recommender
The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
Ray Kurzweil
Source: "Shows that the processing power of computers and technology has increased exponentially through history and is likely to continue doing so." - Mark Manson
Give People Money
How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World
Annie Lowrey
Source: "I'm not 100% convinced but I see no alternative given the imminent mass automation around the corner." - Mark Manson
2 recommenders
Hold Me Tight
Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Dr. Sue Johnson
Source: "[The author] realized that romantic relationships were largely driven by unconscious emotions and desires." - Mark Manson
1 recommender
Civilization and Its Discontents
Sigmund Freud
Source: "Basically arguing that we’re all fucked and there’s no hope for any of us. And doing it convincingly." - Mark Manson
1 recommender
The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker
Source: "Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Eric Hoffer
Source: "One of the most quotable books I've ever read. I think about it often." - Mark Manson
Getting the Love You Want
A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix Ph.D.
Source: "I read [this book] about 10 years ago and it blew me away." - Mark Manson
3 recommenders
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
Friedrich Nietzsche
Source: "Perhaps his shortest and most influential work." - Mark Manson
3 recommenders
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
Hannah Arendt
Source: "Overall an incredibly important book, imo." - Mark Manson
2 recommenders
The 5 Love Languages
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Gary Chapman
Source: "Like the Harry Potter of relationship books." - Mark Manson
4 recommenders
Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Todd Gilbert
Source: "The red-headed stepchild of happiness books." - Mark Manson
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Christopher H. Achen
Source: Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
1 recommender
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Source: Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
1 recommender
2 recommenders
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Marvin Harris
Source: Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
1 recommender
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