Mark Manson is a bestselling author and podcaster best known for 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,' which redefined self-help by embracing counterintuitive approaches to living well. His recommendations span philosophy, history, and fiction, reflecting his interest in how people find meaning and navigate complexity.
55 Books Recommended by Mark Manson
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Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Dustin Moskovitz, Ev Williams, Sam Altman, Aniela Gregorek, Bryan Johnson, Chelsea Handler, Chip Conley, Alastair Humphreys, Daniel Pink, Dave Elitch, David Blaine, Patrick Bet David, Emma Watson, Esther Perel, Fedor Holz, Jim Kwik, Jimmy Fallon, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Maria Popova, Michael Gervais, Michael Hyatt, Pewdiepie, Phil Jackson, Robin Black, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish, Simon Sinek, Steve Kerr, Terry Crews, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Turia Pitt, Derek Sivers
Sapiens
34 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Daniel Ek, James Cameron, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Ray Dalio, Reid Hoffman, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Chris Evans, Demis Hassabis, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Karlie Kloss, Keith Rabois, Lex Fridman, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Penn Jillette, Peter Attia, Pewdiepie, Ryan Shea, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Simon Mayo, Whitney Cummings, Derek Sivers
Meditations
22 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson, Jack Dorsey, Sam Altman, Tobi Lutke, Adam Robinson, Anna Kendrick, Arianna Huffington, Chip Conley, Austen Allred, Patrick Bet David, James Clear, Jason Ferruggia, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Neil Strauss, Robin Sharma, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish, Stewart Brand, Derek Sivers
Thinking, Fast and Slow
20 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Ray Dalio, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Derek Sivers, Jason Fried, Jay Shetty, Michiko Kakutani, Nassim Taleb, Preston Pysh, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Adams, Stewart Brand
Influence
18 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, Adam Robinson, Alexis Ohanian, Charlie Munger, Alex Hormozi, Andrew Wilkinson, Guy Kawasaki, James Clear, Max Levchin, Michael Hyatt, Neil Strauss, Noah Kagan, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ramit Sethi, Samy Kamkar, Scott Adams
Guns, Germs, and Steel
14 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Bill Gates, Daniel Ek, Jamie Dimon, Charlie Munger, James Clear, Jesse Williams, Joe Rogan, Margaret Atwood, Patrick Arnold, Simon Sinek, Stewart Brand, Derek Sivers
The Better Angels of Our Nature
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ben Silbermann, Eric Schmidt, John Arnold, Aj Jacobs, Chris Anderson, Anthony Pompliano, Jack Kornfield, Lex Fridman, Penn Jillette, Stewart Brand
The Selfish Gene
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Bob Metcalfe, Charlie Munger, David Deutsch, Matt Ridley, Mr Money Mustache, Nick Szabo, Phil Libin, Tai Lopez, Derek Sivers
The Lessons of History
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Eric Jorgenson, Kevin Systrom, Ray Dalio, Balaji S. Srinivasan, James Clear, Lyn Alden, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers
Mindset
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Bill Gates, Dustin Moskovitz, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Josh Waitzkin, Kathryn Minshew, Satya Nadella, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers
Thinking in Bets
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Howard Marks, Marc Andreessen, Danny Miranda, Jason Fried, Max Levchin, Michael Mauboussin, Mike Maples Jr, Seth Godin, Derek Sivers
Between the World and Me
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xA 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.
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.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama, Jack Dorsey, Jay Z, Bob Iger, Cal Fussman, Deray Mckesson, Jon Stewart, Linda Sarsour, Sunny Hostin
Homo Deus
9 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Penn Jillette, Raoul Pal, Tai Lopez, Derek Sivers
The True Believer
8 people recommendedOne of the most quotable books I've ever read. I think about it often.
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Marc Andreessen, Patrick Bet David, Eric Weinstein, George Raveling, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Seth Godin
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Brian Armstrong, Changpeng Zhao, Jamie Dimon, Arianna Huffington, David Friedberg, Lex Fridman
The Old Man and the Sea
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey, Jack Edwards, Jordan Peterson, Josh Waitzkin, Lex Fridman, Pewdiepie, Phil Keoghan
The Denial of Death
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xMaking you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it.
Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it.
Also recommended by: Darren Aronofsky, Eric Weinstein, Jason Silva, Jordan Peterson, Marc Maron, Shay Carl, Tai Lopez
War and Peace
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Osho, Christopher Hitchens, Ernest Hemingway, Jordan Peterson, Larry King, Nelson Mandela
Shows that the processing power of computers and technology has increased exponentially through history and is likely to continue doing so.
Shows that the processing power of computers and technology has increased exponentially through history and is likely to continue doing so.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Jason Silva, Marc Goodman, Peter Diamandis, Steve Aoki, Stewart Brand
The Everything Store
6 people recommendedMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Doug Mcmillon, Jodie Cook, Matt Mullenweg, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Tracy Dinunzio
The Republic
6 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Vlad Tenev, Maria Popova, Nolan Bushnell
The red-headed stepchild of happiness books.
The red-headed stepchild of happiness books.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Andrew Wilkinson, Derek Sivers, Maria Popova, Sam Harris
Stolen Focus
6 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Arianna Huffington, Adam Grant, Hillary Clinton, Stephen Fry, Susan Cain
Ego Is the Enemy
6 people recommendedrecommended 2xTakes 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.
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.
Also recommended by: Peter Thiel, Aubrey Marcus, Danny Miranda, George Raveling, Derek Sivers
Tiny Beautiful Things
5 people recommendedrecommended 2xDrags the reader back through the mud she lived through, reminding them that they are not alone and that yes, they will be all right.
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.
Also recommended by: Emma Watson, Kathryn Minshew, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish
I loved this book.
I loved this book.
I loved this book.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Emilia Clarke, Hugh Jackman
The 5 Love Languages
4 people recommendedrecommended 3xLike the Harry Potter of relationship books.
Like the Harry Potter of relationship books.
Like the Harry Potter of relationship books.
Also recommended by: Dustin Moskovitz, Patrick Bet David, Jay Shetty
The Gray Lady Winked
4 people recommendedMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan, Balaji S. Srinivasan, David Sacks
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Melinda Gates, Elizabeth Warren, Fareed Zakaria
Getting the Love You Want
3 people recommendedI read [this book] about 10 years ago and it blew me away.
Also recommended by: Julie Rice, Whitney Cummings
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Nick Thompson
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xPerhaps his shortest and most influential work.
Perhaps his shortest and most influential work.
Also recommended by: Jordan Peterson, Ryan Shea
The Blank Slate
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Nassim Taleb, Tom Bilyeu
The Antidote
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xAwesome book.
Awesome book.
Also recommended by: David Allen
Eichmann in Jerusalem
2 people recommendedOverall an incredibly important book, imo.
Also recommended by: Dr Phil Zimbardo
Give People Money
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xI'm not 100% convinced but I see no alternative given the imminent mass automation around the corner.
I'm not 100% convinced but I see no alternative given the imminent mass automation around the corner.
I'm not 100% convinced but I see no alternative given the imminent mass automation around the corner.
Also recommended by: Ezra Klein
The Origins of Political Order
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: David Heinemeier Hansson
Political Order and Political Decay
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: David Heinemeier Hansson
Debt
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Seth Godin
Marriage, a History
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Dan Savage
The Swerve
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Nick Kokonas
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Ray Dalio
Three Women
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Also recommended by: Harry Styles
Hold Me Tight
recommended 3x[The author] realized that romantic relationships were largely driven by unconscious emotions and desires.
[The author] realized that romantic relationships were largely driven by unconscious emotions and desires.
[The author] realized that romantic relationships were largely driven by unconscious emotions and desires.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Set off into territories unknown and brought quantifiable metrics and scientific rigor to an exotic academic subject: relationships.
Season of Storms
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
The Secret Pulse of Time
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
This Life
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Escape from Evil
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Civilization and Its Discontents
recommended 2xBasically arguing that weβre all fucked and thereβs no hope for any of us. And doing it convincingly.
Basically arguing that weβre all fucked and thereβs no hope for any of us. And doing it convincingly.
The Dictator’s Handbook
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Democracy for Realists
recommended 2xMark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.