Non-fiction books to make you suck less.
I go into new books with the attitude that they need to earn my attention, either through the quality of writing or the quality of information. I have a personal rule, if I get 10% of the way into the book and am still not enjoying it, I put it down and move on. Life is too short and there are too many books in the world.
And because so many of my fans and readers ask me about what I read, what my favorites are, what books help me be a less awful human, well, I decided to make a video on some of the best non-fiction books out there… in my opinion.
Some of them are critically acclaimed and you’ve probably heard of them before. Others are more obscure. But regardless, I think all of them are worth your time.
And if you simply want to learn to read better or faster, check out this video: /watch/Q2Gk9ivL2JKLk
Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
The Body Keeps the Score 00:44
The Paradox of Choice 01:26
The Blank Slate 02:31
Getting the Love You Want 04:09
The Denial of Death 05:12
Influence 06:07
Atomic Habits 06:53
The Elephant in the Brain 08:01
Nonviolent Communication 08:53
The Coddling of the American Mind 10:14
So Good They Can't Ignore You 11:22
The Psychology of Money 12:42
The Second Mountain 13:31
Democracy for Realists 15:03
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@CabaBrotherssقبل 3 أشهرGuys, these are all mainstream reads. You want something off the grid, something that gives you an unfair advantage. Seek out the forbidden 'Money's id="hidden1" class="buttons"> Hidden Magic,' and that's when the real wisdom on wealth and the shortcuts to success will unfold ....وسعت1026
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@iraalifiaمنذ 2 سنواتMy heart drops a little every time you throw a book 2374
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@t0mt0m6منذ 2 سنواتMark Manson explains the paradox of choice, why more is less Also Mark Manson: here are 14 books for you 1372
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@vspatmx7458منذ 2 سنواتtime slots / bookmarks ~ The Body Keeps the Score The Paradox of Choice The Blank Slate Getting the Love You Want The Denial of Death Influence Atomic Habits The Elephant in the Brain Nonviolent Communication The Coddling of the American Mind So Good They Can't Ignore You The Psychology of Money The Second Mountain Democracy for Realists ~ ....وسعت1074
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@spiritualrayzمنذ 2 سنواتGreat video my man ! Got some new books on my list, thank you! 86
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@NPXTubeقبل 7 أشهرAwesome summary! The Body Keeps the Score The Paradox of Choiceen3" class="buttons"> The Blank Slate Getting the Love You Want The Denial of Death Influence Atomic Habits The Elephant in the Brain Nonviolent Communication The Coddling of the American Mind So Good They Can't Ignore You The Psychology of Money The Second Mountain Democracy for Realists Thank you, keep up the good work!! ....وسعت15
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@menlo7256منذ 2 سنواتLove that he showed a little extra respect in throwing his friend’s book Atomic Habits great list Mark! 364
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@akshittyagi6482منذ 2 سنواتlove the quality of these videos, Mark! 21
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@lillyehrlich2816منذ 2 سنواتI just want to say that your voice is so soothing. I can listen to you talk all day. I'd love to listen to podcasts if you ever started one!
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@oliviablomquist9408منذ 2 سنواتThe body keeps the score is definitely one of the most powerful and useful books I've ever read in my life. Not only for my own well being, but has id="hidden4" class="buttons"> made me even better in my career as a personal trainer. I feel like I frequently share knowledge that I've acquired from that book alone. but OH MY GOD I need to read the second mountain. I'm excited to hear my current nihilism and despair is a normal thing ....وسعت100
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@jallington59منذ 2 سنواتMark Manson just gave me my 2023 reading list and at least 2 ideas for stocking stuffers. But my fragile GenX heart stung with the sound of each THUMP! I appreciated the reassuring tag. Many thanks! 1
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@scolloraقبل 11 أشهرWhat's hilarious is that I went to Amazon to look for "Democracy for Realists" and under "What Others Bought" was basically all id="hidden6" class="buttons"> the books you listed. You're influencing the algorithms. Good work. ....وسعت4
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@pavx45منذ 2 سنواتImpressed with myself that I’ve read most of these. Great summaries !! 7
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@peterkoh5632منذ 2 سنواتThere arent many videos that i watch throughout without fast-forwarding. This is one of them. Thanks for the review ! 1
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@ngtruhtمنذ 2 سنواتYou know a video is great when it's 17 min long but only feels like 5 min. 652
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@boadiceawarrior4897منذ 2 سنواتLove it! I’ve read half of these and will check out the others. Love the one minute review 10
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@jameskelly4873منذ 2 سنواتThis was very good to watch, thank you so much man. We'd love to see more content like this in the future. 10
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@macmm5058العام الماضيThx! Going to follow up on some of those. My pick: Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind, Daniel Quinn - Ishmael, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Antifragility, Michael Easter - The comfort crisis, Hans Rosling - Factfulness 3
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@andreioxthenoob_531منذ 2 سنواتHi mark! I'm glad you uploaded a new video again since I have great news for you. I have been reading two of your books and I'm planning id="hidden8" class="buttons"> to buy your latest (A.K.A The subtle art of not giving a Fuck: Journal) to apply it to my life. Your books had made me realize how to be more responsible, how to value things in life, the "Feeling brain" & "Thinking brain" thingy, and much more. I just wanted to say thank you for making these books since they helped me do amazing things in life (a subtle mention of the "Do something principal"), and more. (psst, please make more youtube videos.) ....وسعت15
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@Innerversalمنذ 2 سنواتThank you for these recs! Your book was also a solid read, Mark! I've quoted your work several times in mine. Thank you! 5
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@visitsonomacounty6358منذ 2 سنواتMake more content like this! Im reading So Good They Cant Ignore you and I'm loving it. Thanks for the suggestions Mark! 3
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@franckfrancois4378منذ 2 سنواتYou've changed my life with your books. Thank you. I'm forever grateful
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@ThisisFitمنذ 2 سنواتI love advice books but I've not read half of these! Thank you for the breakdown of a few new titles-- especially The Psychology of Money and The Second id="hidden9" class="buttons"> Mountain which sound helpful and which I wouldn't have looked into otherwise! ....وسعت11
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@Yahtouمنذ 2 سنواتI got two books I’m interested in reading now. Thanks! I was so shocked the first time you flung one of the books but can’t say the video isn’t memorable after seeing that. Well played 9
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@sportthisمنذ 2 سنواتThanks Mark! I absolutely love your content and approach. 2
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@ariocecchettini1159منذ 2 سنواتRegarding the paradox of choices: I remember you talking about this in your book as well. That section really sparked my interest, so thank you for sharing this! 1
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@mhsbarnesمنذ 2 سنواتReading "The Body Keeps Score" right now, and it is fascinating! 13
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@el_watashi2808العام الماضيi dont know why, i dont even read books but you are one of the few channels that keep my attention during all of the video
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@DutteH96منذ 2 سنواتThank you for the recommendations, I've put all of them I could find on my audible wishlist and got two of them straight away so I can get started they all sound amazingly interesting 4
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@reygilmoreمنذ 2 سنواتGlad to have you Back Mark! Love the green view background
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@AnthonyTurnhamمنذ 2 سنواتThanks Mark. I always enjoy your content and your real and raw delivery is brilliant. 5
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@HowardsHauntمنذ 2 سنواتBrilliant. Just the list I needed. The second mountain sound like exactly what I need to read right now. Thank you, Mark. 19
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@Imhomeinspectionsمنذ 2 سنواتI've read two of these already. I agree The Psychology of Money is fantastic. 11
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@docforest4851منذ 2 سنواتThanks! You just gave me a year of great reading! Love your summaries.
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@courtneyleedsمنذ 2 سنواتI do appreciate you following The Blank Slate (genetics is key) with Getting the Love You Want (learning is key) so the viewer can go spend time on the id="hidden13" class="buttons"> most important subject. namely, reconciling opposites and contradictions ....وسعت4
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@free2museمنذ 2 سنواتGood stuff man. Gonna pick up some of these. Always love the commentary.
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@siddhantsingh8524منذ 2 سنواتLoved it sir, hope u continue this series. 1
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@RahulSingh-ij2epمنذ 2 سنواتLoved it thank you for your recommendations. 2
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@sohamacharya9265منذ 2 سنواتGreat list. And summarized them sow well. Thank you. 2
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@user-ln8ec8rs1nقبل 6 أشهرThese are the kinds of books I've been looking for, needing in my life. Thank you
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@specter295منذ 2 سنواتIt’s weird that although I share with you many things yet I haven’t seen you talking about Alfred Adler. This guy is underrated and his philosophy or his school is really transforming. One great thing about him is that he’s so realistic and straightforward. A great book to get into Alfred philosophy is “the courage to be disliked”,, don’t let the title fools you it’s actually a stupid title and It doesn’t convey a great picture of the material inside the book. It’s not what you think it is. I recommend everyone to get the Audiobook because it’s great and entertaining. ....وسعت64
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@osamsalمنذ 2 سنواتBrilliant! One of the best lists I've seen!
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@benjaminhartson3326منذ 2 سنواتDidnt think Id get the chance to read 14 books today Thanks, I'll be diving into 4 of these soon. 8
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@OgeMarquesمنذ 2 سنواتGreat list and excellent summaries, Mark! 2
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@ashigupta7556منذ 2 سنواتAbsolutely love your blogs and videos. I love your ideas and they inspire me. Just a request, please don't throw books, I'm an Indian and it's id="hidden15" class="buttons"> very disrespectful to be throwing books in my culture as they are a source of knowledge. Everytime you threw a book, felt like my heart was shattering. ....وسعت14
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@rzaindisمنذ 2 سنواتThanks for the reviews of these, Mark! Appreciate ya 1
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@sysyphosliebtsteineمنذ 2 سنواتHey Mark! Great Book Recommendations you got there for us! Denial of Death is my personal favorite. I am going to get some of the books you presented for id="hidden16" class="buttons"> us. As soon as your presentation finished and you pointed out the democracy book my very first thought was "as long as i am paying my taxes i want my voice to be heard!" interesting for me, nevertheless im gonna get that book and read it during my summer vacation, hopefully in Croatia. Thank you! ....وسعت7
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@abhinavbhardwaj5517منذ 2 سنواتI know what I like to do , that I am good at , that people need from me , and I can make money from , but I am not able to execute . I am 16 and trying id="hidden17" class="buttons"> to work towards my dream . I want to thank you for this mark. Before I could not believe that I could do what I like, used to think too much about others . The subtle art has changed me and my view towards life ....وسعت1
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@lefajoseph3752منذ 2 سنواتBooks were definitely hurt in the making of this video. Either way, cool video Mark 9
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@utpalwailong4913منذ 2 سنواتThnx Mark. My mind has just got a taste of something new and tantalising. Am writing down the list and intend to chew them at leisure.
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@c.u.b90منذ 2 سنواتDefinitely going to check out that Influence book. Thanks for sharing my guy ✊
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@raedalmoutaz8420منذ 2 سنواتAmazing content Mark. I hope to read all soon. Could you also recommend communication books? 6
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@babywolfj7576منذ 2 سنواتThank you, Mark. I think one of your recommendations, “so good they can’t ignore you,” just saved my unnecessarily miserable life from the passion hypothesis. Thank you 6
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@Notmyrealname099العام الماضيSo much resonates about the Woo-Woo in Non-violent communication, but certainly book worth reading! Thank you, Mark!
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@jlmaynardمنذ 2 سنواتGreat format for a video. Keeps me interested. Good content.
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@melissalee2522منذ 2 سنواتThank you for making my life better. Really. Can't wait to read the Paradox of Choice, Influence, So Good They Can't Ignore You and The Second Mountain.
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@shireenroserodrigues412منذ 2 سنواتI have started reading The Body Keeps the Score. It's a heavy read but totally worth it. Am going to pick up the Paradox of Choice soon. 3
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@TheCodeTinkererالعام الماضيMy take on why Atomic Habits keep being so popular is that it is written like an operating manual. A lot of these self-helps books are written more as id="hidden20" class="buttons"> an "hey I have this idea and this observation", but not like step-by-step manuals with easy identifiers for success/failure. ....وسعت52
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@DanRichardsRIقبل 3 أشهرI think it's really cool you have interviewed (and recorded videos for) several of these authors at this point. Those interviews turned out really id="hidden21" class="buttons"> well, go figure, you've probably thought about them (how these interviews would go) for awhile before they were actualized. ....وسعت
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@wspeed657منذ 2 سنواتLoved this video. Thank you for sharing.
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@k4lee_adiقبل 5 أشهرthis is one of the greatest lists of books I've ever seen in my entire life!!
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@Mel.H_منذ 2 سنواتI'm halfway through The Body Keeps The Score and I already can't thank you enough
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@HieronymusLudoمنذ 2 سنواتGreat list Mark, much appreciated! Thomas Sowell changed my political views, as his work made me realize that not only a) are we looking at the world in id="hidden22" class="buttons"> a profoundly un-rational, un-scientific, un-data-based manner but b) we are not in a position to help and save everyone. Yet, even if we should strive to do so (and we should!), we don't take a) into account, which makes for outcomes that are not in line with our intent. ....وسعت42
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@kymh4357منذ 2 سنواتI'm going to start chucking my books when I'm done. Looks satisfying.
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@fatchicken9497منذ 2 سنواتHi Mark! I found the Orange one's to be particularly interesting, thank you for all of the briefings though!
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@antrianagkikopouli5174منذ 2 سنواتTime for fiction book recommendations! Thank you! 1
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@Genny-Zeeمنذ 2 سنواتThanks for the long awaited video Mark! Please do a video of your fave fiction recommendations, would love to know your thoughts on books with a philosophical twist e.g Murakami 3
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@karenlee4196منذ 2 سنواتGreat list. Found and put a hold on all but one at my library.
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@grumylynnقبل 4 أشهرLooking forward to reading some of these. Three are on my shelf , and haven't touched, time to grab them.
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@laviniaizvernari1743منذ 2 سنواتYou're amazing man! Just used up my spare audible credit, looking forward to some knowledge ! ;D thanksss
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@ggukiescaveمنذ 2 سنواتThese are all books which I will be reading this summer vacation. Thank you
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@theFriendlyGhstمنذ 2 سنواتI love this. I've just got my library website in another tab as you're talking
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@openthedooreventsمنذ 2 سنواتOh my goodness, didn't expect to enjoy this book review so much. You're funny Mark! Nice one
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@killthewall101منذ 2 سنواتAmazing summaries. Read 3 of them and you did it perfectly 11
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@brittanycoleman413العام الماضيAlso, The untethered soul, even if you don't read the whole book, or just watch part of the YouTube affects you positively mentally. For example, the id="hidden24" class="buttons"> most impactful contraian idea of the book helps so many people I tell it to, it's say, when your sitting alone your thoughts run wild, your thoughts are in control, well get in the shower and when those thoughts start to come, realize it, say no, this is my TIME, understanding your thoughts are controlling you helps you take better control over your thoughts. I love all of the ideas of these books. May have to read AA and the atomic habits together, controlling the beast within is the biggest defeat I've faced in my life. So love Mark's ideas to really bounce off in my writings, he's like a modern philosopher, better than therapy, and smarter than alot of the people I've come across. Reading a book and spreading its knowledge to people who lack the ability to find the motivation to a read a self help book is the biggest help, most people don't have the know how to help themselves, or the drive, or hate reading. ....وسعت3
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@arielleHTمنذ 2 سنواتIm reading Models and I just want to say Thank you sir, thank you for your knowledge, thank you for sharing your wisdom, I have never recieved such help, thank you sir!!!
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@nemekSIمنذ 2 سنواتcrazy only read one of the books you listed, Glad you made this quick one min reviews going to add Paradox of choice to the list next!
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@mbarnes297منذ 2 سنواتRe: Nonviolent Communication and the “you made me angry/I decided to be angry” example, I agree with Rosenberg that the language we use can mislead us. The word “decide”, however, seems to be the wrong word for the initial response to someone’s behavior as it gives the impression that anger is always a conscious decision. ....وسعت3
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@FlameForgedSoulمنذ 2 سنواتNice list, I'll advocate skipping Rosenberg and going straight to Epictetus and/or Marcus Aurelius(The Enchiridion and Meditations respectively). Same id="hidden27" class="buttons"> principles (“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.”), Zero Woowoo. ....وسعت2
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@meem0hالعام الماضيThank you for this video. I got many a great titles to read because of this video. ☺️
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@lasdmمنذ 2 سنواتGreat video. So many new books to read now.
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@anaximander66منذ 2 سنواتGreat list, great content, glad I found this channel! I basically read only nonfiction. I enjoy reading cutting edge peer reviews when possible. The best id="hidden28" class="buttons"> nonfiction book I ever read is "Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air." It's from the early 2000s and if it had caught on we'd be living in a very different society. It's a head scratcher in the best possible way. ....وسعت5
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@timhambley4306منذ 2 سنواتI appreciate which books you threw and that Atomic Habits was set down very kindly
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@grumpyschnauzerمنذ 2 سنواتYou made me feel… oops, hold on… watching those books fly hurt Also, The Denial of Death is an unforgettable book… Love Hendricks’ approach tid="hidden29" class="buttons">o relationships and Nonviolent Communication is productive. I was surprised you didn’t include one of your own ....وسعت14
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@amaarakhan180منذ 2 سنواتThanks for the list. I'm going to read all those books for Christmas
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@MarySchirosمنذ 2 سنواتLove the way you think thanks for sharing. I am always looking for a good read.
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@katieh1752منذ 2 سنواتI'm trying to add more nonfiction to my reading so I'm glad to see this! I love seeing videos of books you recommend, I always get great suggestions 10
مقاطع الفيديو ذات الصلة على 14 Amazing Books Summarized in One Minute (Or Less):
Also Mark Manson: here are 14 books for you 1372
The Body Keeps the Score
The Paradox of Choice
The Blank Slate
Getting the Love You Want
The Denial of Death
Influence
Atomic Habits
The Elephant in the Brain
Nonviolent Communication
The Coddling of the American Mind
So Good They Can't Ignore You
The Psychology of Money
The Second Mountain
Democracy for Realists
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Paradox of Choiceen3" class="buttons">
The Blank Slate
Getting the Love You Want
The Denial of Death
Influence
Atomic Habits
The Elephant in the Brain
Nonviolent Communication
The Coddling of the American Mind
So Good They Can't Ignore You
The Psychology of Money
The Second Mountain
Democracy for Realists
Thank you, keep up the good work!! ....وسعت 15
You're influencing the algorithms. Good work. ....وسعت 4
I have been reading two of your books and I'm planning id="hidden8" class="buttons"> to buy your latest (A.K.A The subtle art of not giving a Fuck: Journal) to apply it to my life. Your books had made me realize how to be more responsible, how to value things in life, the "Feeling brain" & "Thinking brain" thingy, and much more. I just wanted to say thank you for making these books since they helped me do amazing things in life (a subtle mention of the "Do something principal"), and more.
(psst, please make more youtube videos.) ....وسعت 15
Thanks for the suggestions Mark! 3
I was so shocked the first time you flung one of the books but can’t say the video isn’t memorable after seeing that. Well played 9
One of the best lists I've seen!
I hope to read all soon.
Could you also recommend communication books? 6
Can't wait to read the Paradox of Choice, Influence, So Good They Can't Ignore You and The Second Mountain.
Also, The Denial of Death is an unforgettable book… Love Hendricks’ approach tid="hidden29" class="buttons">o relationships and Nonviolent Communication is productive.
I was surprised you didn’t include one of your own ....وسعت 14