Books Recommended by PewDiePie
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Source: "A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie
Aniela GregorekBryan JohnsonChelsea HandlerChip ConleyDaniel PinkDave ElitchDavid BlaineDustin MoskovitzEmma WatsonEsther PerelEv WilliamsFedor HolzJimmy FallonJocko WillinkJordan PetersonLex FridmanMaria PopovaMichael GervaisNaval RavikantRyan HolidaySam AltmanSimon SinekTerry CrewsTony RobbinsTuria PittPewDiePieShane ParrishMark MansonPhil JacksonTom BilyeuBushido
The Soul of Japan
Inazo Nitob
Source: "For anyone that wants to learn more about Japanese culture and the history of it, I think [this book] is a great starting point." - PewDiePie
The Inferno
August Strindberg
Source: "Very fascinating, but very bizarre to read. Like reading the notes of a madman almost." - PewDiePie
Beyond Good & Evil
Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
Friedrich Nietzsche
Source: "Despite this being clearly above my reading comprehension, I'm really glad I still gave it a try." - PewDiePie
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan Peterson
Source: "Gave me a lot of new perspectives that I never thought I would even have." - PewDiePie
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source: "Sometimes this book was very hard to get through, but the parts that shine truly shine." - PewDiePie
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Source: "I'm probably not really ready for it yet, but I'm really glad I read it." - PewDiePie
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Yukio Mishima
Source: "I felt so lost reading this book, in the best possible way. And I absolutely loved it." - PewDiePie
The Dice Man
Luke Rhinehart
Source: "I really enjoyed the first half, but the second half was unnecessary." - PewDiePie
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
Source: "My favorite piece of classical literature that I've ever read." - PewDiePie
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
Source: "Very light and very gripping from the beginning to the end." - PewDiePie
Japanese Death Poems
Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
Yoel Hoffmann
Source: "May sound depressing to read, but I found it very uplifting." - PewDiePie
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Source: "A meaningful story with horror elements to it." - PewDiePie
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "Tells the major revolutions of human history." - PewDiePie
Ashton KutcherBill GatesBill GurleyDaniel EkDemis HassabisJames CameronJoe RoganKarlie KlossKeith RaboisKishore BiyaniLex FridmanMark ZuckerbergNaval RavikantPeter AttiaRay DalioReid HoffmanRichard BransonRyan SheaSam KassSebastian JungerVinod KhoslaWhitney CummingsPewDiePieMelinda GatesAnthony PomplianoChangpeng ZhaoPatrick O'ShaughnessyChris EvansMark MansonSimon MayoPenn JilletteConsider Phlebas
Culture, Book 1
Iain M. Banks
Source: "Overall just a fun space adventure." - PewDiePie
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