Episode · How I Write · 2023-11-01
Books mentioned on The Writer Who Sold 15 Million Books | with Mark Manson | How I Write Podcast
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction account of the author's infiltration of the secret pickup artist underworld.
Discussed“about five years before that when I found Neil Strauss as the game”
Where to get it
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It
It by Stephen King is a sprawling horror epic that follows a group of children confronting a shapeshifting entity in their fictional hometown of Derry, Maine, while exploring themes of childhood trauma and nostalgic memory.
Discussed“probably like Middle School I remember I read Stephen King's it okay and I remember when I started I think it was sixth grade”
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The Everything Store
The Everything Store by Brad Stone is a comprehensive biographical work that chronicles the meteoric rise of Jeff Bezos and the creation of Amazon.
Recommended“yeah it's funny I read Bezos is um or the biography the I forget what the the everything store that's so good”
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A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace is a brilliant collection of sharp, deeply observant essays exploring contemporary American culture, media, and leisure through the author's trademark hyper-detailed lens.
Recommended“and I bought a supposedly fun thing I'll never do again the title piece of that book is the story behind it is actually pretty funny”
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The Elements of Eloquence
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth is an engaging guide that explores various rhetorical figures, patterns of writing, and tools designed to help writers craft memorable phrases.
Discussed“yeah there's a book called The Elements of eloquence MH and it does this for styles of like patterns of writing”
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