The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F**k by Mark Manson,
HarperCollins, R300
This is one of the most popular self-help guides to come out recently: it has sold 3-million copies already! It’s no unicorns and rainbows and inspiring sunset memes bullcrap, and neither is it for people who feel entitled. Manson is a blogger who started out by giving unorthodox, straight-up advice. According to Manson we care too much about these things: being right, being offended, being “successful”, being pleasant and polite, feeling good all the time, and being “perfect”. Manson can be crude, but it’s all in aid of dispelling the myth that positive thinking will bring about happiness. “F**k positivity,” Manson says. “Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it.”
Meeting Your Power by DJ Zinhle and Nokubonga Mbanga,
Tracey McDonald Publishers, R230
The celeb DJ and the life coach first met when they worked together on the TV show, It Takes a Village. Now the duo have written a book about their lives and experiences hoping that their lessons learnt will help others find their power. It’s all about the self love: there are chapters on managing self-worth, managing fear, and how to step into the starring role of your life: in short, lovely affirmative messages that we desperately need to tell ourselves daily.
Manage Your Money Like A F*cken Grownup by Sam Beckbessinger,
Jonathan Ball Publishers, R190
Vusi: Business and Life Lessons from a Black Dragon by Vusi Thembekwayo
Tafelberg, R230
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories that are Funny and True by Gabrielle Union
HarperCollins, R325
How to Stay Alive by Bear Grylls
Bantam Press, R320
Rules for Entrepreneurs by Marnus Broodryk
Tracey MacDonald Publishers, R220
Magnetiize by John Sanei
Burnet Media, R300
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Jonathan Cape