books recommended by Scott Young

Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.

books recommended by Scott Young

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Dune

Dune

Frank Herbert

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Richard P. Feynman

Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu

The Checklist Manifesto

The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

Deep Work

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

Predictably Irrational

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely

Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

Digital Minimalism

Digital Minimalism

Cal Newport

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done

David Allen

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

The Elephant in the Brain

The Elephant in the Brain

Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

Flow

Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

The Emperor of All Maladies

The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Sean Carroll

Seeing Like a State

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott

Stuff Matters

Stuff Matters

Mark Miodownik

Peak Performance

Peak Performance

Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness

Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Steven Naifeh

Average Is Over

Average Is Over

Tyler Cowen

The Power of Full Engagement

The Power of Full Engagement

Jim Loehr

The Case Against Education

The Case Against Education

Bryan Caplan

Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville

Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes

Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes

Daniel Everett

The Son Also Rises

The Son Also Rises

Gregory Clark

Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping

Alexander V. Pantsov

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Eve Curie

Alibaba

Alibaba

Duncan Clark

The Wisdom of Insecurity

The Wisdom of Insecurity

Alan Watts

The Language Instinct

The Language Instinct

Steven Pinker

The Hungry Brain

The Hungry Brain

Stephan Guyenet

God

God

Jack Miles

Total Recall

Total Recall

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Secret of Our Success

The Secret of Our Success

Joseph Henrich

To Live

To Live

Yu Hua

The Enigma of Reason

The Enigma of Reason

Dan Sperber & Hugo Mercier

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