Top 6 books recommended by Tim Urban
Tim Urban is an American writer, blogger, and speaker. He is best known for his blog, Wait But Why, which covers topics such as procrastination, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. He is also the author of the book, Inside the Mind of the Procrastinator in Charge, which explores the psychological and neurological basis of procrastination. He has been featured on TED Talks, The Today Show, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The Fountainhead
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrator: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 32 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: March 23, 1994
- Language: English
One of the century’s most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal... Read moreI absolutely loved the book. Sure, the characters are extreme and one-dimensional - but to me, that was the point.
The Three-Body Problem
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrator: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: November 11, 2014
- Language: English
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series! “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.” – Wall Street JournalThe Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from... Read moreRocked my existence for a few months.
A Little History of the World
- By: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrator: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: March 23, 2023
- Language: English
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze... Read moreSuper comprehensive history of everything. As if your grandfather were sitting around with a bunch of little kids explaining it.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrator: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 11 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 26, 2017
- Language: English
In the second Bluff Point romance, Carly DeCusati returns home with her tail between her legs, but she’s determined to get her life back on track-which means finding homes for the elderly golden retriever and the overly talkative parrot she... Read moreA mountain of scientific research on success distilled into a quick, enjoyable read.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrator: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 13, 2016
- Language: English
#1 New York Times Bestseller Over 10 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be “positive” all the time so that we can truly become... Read more[The author's] an awesome writer.
Elon Musk
- By: Ashlee Vance
- Narrator: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 19, 2015
- Language: English
In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs–a real-life Tony... Read moreA great biography on Musk