Episode · Never Enough · 2024-07-12

Andrew Wilkinson & Mark Manson: books mentioned on Never Enough

The Business of Books and What's Next with Bestselling Author Mark Manson

3 books · With Mark Manson · Watch on YouTube

Mark Manson recommended The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, and discussed War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Andrew Wilkinson recommended All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Old Man and the Sea

    Ernest Hemingway · at 37:37

    The Old Man and the Sea is a classic novella by Ernest Hemingway about an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

    Recommended
    “I love old man in the sea himing Way's Nolla that he won the Nobel Prize for it is so sparse and simple and like heartbreaking”
    Where to get it
  2. War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy · at 38:37

    Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a monumental historical novel blending grand military strategy with intimate domestic life against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

    Discussed
    “The other one that I was that came to mind is completely opposite War and Peace”
    Where to get it
  3. All the Light We Cannot See

    Anthony Doerr · at 39:48

    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a celebrated historical novel set during World War II that follows the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France.

    Recommended
    “if you like that you'd like um all the light you cannot see I love that amazing”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 4-Hour Work Week
“no I became a business person cuz I just wanted to like party on beaches in Brazil and make money while I slept like you know the whole the whole 4-Hour Work week promise um that's why I got into it”