Mark Manson
Author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked; writes essays and book reviews at markmanson.net.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
A fun romp through a lot of counter-intuitive studies and data on success , happiness , relationships , etc.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Former first lady. Well written. Some really interesting parts. Some not-so-interesting parts. What else is there to say?
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
One of the most fun and shocking memoirs I've ever read.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Educated by Tara Westover
Don’t get me wrong, it’s very good and a great story. But much like Hillbilly Elegy a few years ago, I was left wondering, “What’s everyone going on about?”
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
Optimism porn. I’m a bona fide Pinker fanboy, but was disappointed with this, for a few reasons.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang
And the title story, “Exhalation,” is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
I was impressed with the depth and insight in this memoir. I hate to say it, but you rarely expect much from celebrity books. This one delivered though.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Isaac Newton by James Gleick
Just a really, really well-written biography. And of arguably the most important man in history.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Lost Connections by Johann Hari
Useful and interesting read. Touching at times. But as an academic work, it’s flawed.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Obliquity by John Kay
One of those business books (and there are many) that you can get the main idea within the first 20 pages and can stop reading there. I skimmed through most of it.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Payback by Margaret Atwood
Brilliant for stretches but also kind of weird and rambly for stretches as well. A very uneven book, but the great moments make the others worth it
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
A must-read for anyone who wants to start a business, has started a business, wishes they started a business or has ever thought about starting a business.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Strangely, it’s in maybe Taleb’s worst book that I found him the most tolerable?
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
But the book was great, the best out of all his stoicism books, in my opinion.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
This is the only one I’m not crazy about. My academic BS detector got tripped a few times while reading it, and it turns out that there are a number of better measurements emerging in moral psychology.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
It’s one of the best fiction experiences I’ve ever had in my life. A stunning achievement. And a must-read for anyone who is even remotely into sci-fi or nerdy space science stuff.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Still the definitive book on cognitive biases and behavioral economics.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen
Brilliant but flawed. Deneen tried to argue that the ideals of the western enlightenment are ultimately self-defeating. I think he was onto something, but I don’t think he totally got his argument straightened out.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
A flawed but really useful book. Some of the data here is exaggerated, it appears.
on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021
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