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David Perell’s book recommendations in 2025

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: How to Write Absurdly Well | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-12-31

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky · discussed · at 0:01

Ward Farnsworth: 14 Ways To Make Your Writing Memorable | How I Write Classic Episode

How I Write · 2025-12-10

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric by Ward Farnsworth, Cara Van Miriah · recommended · at 1:01:28
Farnsworth's Classical English Style by Ward Farnsworth · recommended · at 1:01:28

My Top 10 Writing Lessons from 2025

How I Write · 2025-12-03

Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane · discussed · at 2:06

How Brandon Stanton Built Humans of New York

How I Write · 2025-11-12

Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 3:14
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson · discussed · at 3:14
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom · discussed · at 15:34

How to Write Something Truly Memorable — David Grann

How I Write · 2025-11-05

The Wager by David Grann · discussed · at 0:11

Why You Don't Need Original Ideas — Morgan Housel

How I Write · 2025-10-15

Macbeth by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 45:48

Mitch Albom: Storytelling Master Shares His Secrets | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-10-08

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom · discussed · at 0:07
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom · discussed · at 0:12

Henrik Karlsson: One of the world’s most under-rated writers | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-08-13

Ways of Seeing by John Berger · discussed · at 6:53

How to Create Beautiful Writing — David Whyte

How I Write · 2025-07-23

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf · discussed · at 15:17

Paul Harding: A New Way To Think About Writing | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-06-11

Tinkers by Paul Harding · discussed · at 0:00
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig · discussed · at 25:23
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner · discussed · at 28:07
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann · discussed · at 28:10
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy · discussed · at 28:10

Eric Roth: The Screenwriter Behind Forrest Gump and Dune | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-05-21

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen · discussed · at 1:05:57

This Research System Will Change How You Write — Johann Hari

How I Write · 2025-04-30

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari · discussed · at 24:26

The Ultimate Guide to Writing with AI | How I Write

How I Write · 2025-03-26

The Faith of Our Fathers: Being a Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ by James Gibbons · discussed · at 21:34
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Vol. 2. [-3-4]. by Edward Gibbon · discussed · at 21:34
“The” History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon · discussed · at 21:34
The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro · discussed · at 21:58
Robert A. Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson Set by Robert A. Caro · discussed · at 22:08

Alex Hormozi — Copywriting Masterclass, #1 Creator Mistake, 1M Books Sold

How I Write · 2025-02-05

$100M Leads by Alex Hormozi · discussed · at 13:46

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