60 Mark Manson Recommended Books
Mark Manson is an American author, best known for his 2015 book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. He is also a public speaker and blogger, discussing topics like personal growth, relationships, and life purpose.
60 Books recommended by Mark Manson
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Author :Cheryl Strayed
- Mark Manson"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 [Source]
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
Author :Jared Diamond
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Escape from Evil
Author :Ernest Becker
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Getting the Love You Want
A Guide for Couples
Author :Harville Hendrix Ph.D.
- Mark Manson"I read [this book] about 10 years ago and it blew me away." - Mark Manson [Source]
Season of Storms
The Witcher, Book 6
Author :Andrzej Sapkowski
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Author :Marvin Harris
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
No Two Alike
Human Nature and Human Individuality
Author :Judith Rich Harris
- Mark Manson"Excellent and eye opening." - Mark Manson [Source]
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Hold Me Tight
Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Author :Dr. Sue Johnson
- Mark Manson"[The author] realized that romantic relationships were largely driven by unconscious emotions and desires." - Mark Manson [Source]
Stolen Focus
Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Author :Johann Hari
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Marriage, a History
How Love Conquered Marriage
Author :Stephanie Coontz
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
Author :Steven Pinker
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Denial of Death
Author :Ernest Becker
- Mark Manson"Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson [Source]
Man's Search for Meaning
Author :Viktor E. Frankl
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
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The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Author :Francis Fukuyama
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Meditations
Author :Marcus Aurelius
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Give People Money
How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World
Author :Annie Lowrey
- Mark Manson"I'm not 100% convinced but I see no alternative given the imminent mass automation around the corner." - Mark Manson [Source]
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author :Daniel Kahneman
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
Author :Hannah Arendt
- Mark Manson"Overall an incredibly important book, imo." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Secret Pulse of Time
Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity
Author :Stefan Klein
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Author :Annie Duke
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Civilization and Its Discontents
Author :Sigmund Freud
- Mark Manson"Basically arguing that we’re all fucked and there’s no hope for any of us. And doing it convincingly." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Evolving Self
Problem and Process in Human Development
Author :Robert Kegan
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Swerve
How the World Became Modern
Author :Stephen Greenblatt
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Lessons of History
Author :Will & Ariel Durant
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
Author :Friedrich Nietzsche
- Mark Manson"Perhaps his shortest and most influential work." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
Author :Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Selfish Gene
Author :Richard Dawkins
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Everything Store
Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Author :Brad Stone
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Author :Eric Hoffer
- Mark Manson"One of the most quotable books I've ever read. I think about it often." - Mark Manson [Source]
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Author :Katherine Boo
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Old Man and the Sea
Author :Ernest Hemingway
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
Author :Ray Kurzweil
- Mark Manson"Shows that the processing power of computers and technology has increased exponentially through history and is likely to continue doing so." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Changing World Order
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Author :Ray Dalio
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
War And Peace
Author :Leo Tolstoy
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Author :Malcolm Gladwell
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Author :Christopher H. Achen
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Antidote
Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Author :Oliver Burkeman
- Mark Manson"Awesome book." - Mark Manson [Source]
The 5 Love Languages
The Secret to Love that Lasts
Author :Gary Chapman
- Mark Manson"Like the Harry Potter of relationship books." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
Author :John Gottman
- Mark Manson"Set off into territories unknown and brought quantifiable metrics and scientific rigor to an exotic academic subject: relationships." - Mark Manson [Source]
Political Order and Political Decay
From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Author :Francis Fukuyama
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Author :Steven Pinker
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Between the World and Me
Author :Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Mark Manson"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 [Source]
Three Women
Author :Lisa Taddeo
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Stumbling on Happiness
Author :Daniel Todd Gilbert
- Mark Manson"The red-headed stepchild of happiness books." - Mark Manson [Source]
The Gray Lady Winked
How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
Author :Ashley Rindsberg
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
Author :Immanuel Kant
- Mark MansonMark Manson recommended this book on his website. [Source]
Ego Is the Enemy
Author :Ryan Holiday
- Mark Manson"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 [Source]
FAQs
Q1: What type of books does Mark Manson recommend?
Mark Manson recommends primarily self-help, personal development, psychology, and philosophy books. Examples include Robert Greene's, "The 48 Laws of Power", "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman, and Nietzsche's classic, "Beyond Good and Evil".
Q2: How do I purchase these books?
You may purchase books online from the major retailers, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or you may reach out to the local bookstore in your community.
Q3: When did Mark Manson publish his book recommendations?
Mark Manson published his book recommendations in 2019.
Q4: Does Mark Manson endorse any of the books that he recommends?
No, Mark Manson does not endorse any of the books that he recommends, he is simply offering a list of books that he believes could be beneficial in terms of improving personal development.
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