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Mark Manson

b. 1984

American author and blogger

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About Mark Manson

Born 1984. Mark Manson is an American blogger, entrepreneur, writer and author.

Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger.

As of , he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, and Will, were New York Times bestsellers.

Personal life Mark Manson was raised in Austin, Texas, in the United States, where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School after his parents got a divorce. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to study international relations, and graduated from Boston University in 2007.

Blogs Manson started his first blog about dating advice in 2008.

In 2010, he started a new blog called post masculine (now defunct) which provided general life advice for men. Manson moved his blog to markmanson.net in 2013. It was reissued by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2017.

His second book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, was published in 2016. It appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at number six in the category of How-to and Miscellaneous during the week of October 2, 2016, rising to number one in July 2017. As of September 2022, the book had spent 268 weeks in the top 10 before dropping out, having sold over 12 million copies by June 23.

Manson's third book, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, was published by HarperCollins in 2019. It debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous.

Manson worked with Will Smith to write the actor's autobiography, which was published in November 2021. In December 2020, Manson published an audiobook titled Love Is Not Enough, which was made available exclusively through Audible.

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Boston University, St. Andrew's Episcopal School

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Who is Mark Manson?

American author and blogger

When was Mark Manson born?

Mark Manson was born on 9 March 1984 in Austin.

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Mark Manson is a blogger, entrepreneur, writer and author.

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Mark Manson is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Manson

· Wikidata: Q27704915

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