The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck - wikipedia The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Author Mark Manson Country United States Language English Publisher HarperOne Publication date September 13, 2016 Media type Print Pages 224 ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 245771 - 4 ( Hardcover ) OCLC 3879951765 Preceded by Models : Attract Women through Honesty The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life is the second book by blogger and author Mark Manson. It was published under the imprint of HarperOne, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, and was released on September 13, 2016. As of February 2018, over 2 million copies of the book had been sold. Contents 1 Contents 2 Reception 3 External links 4 Book excerpts 5 References Contents The book is a reaction to the self - help industry and what Manson saw as a culture of mindless positivity that is n't practical or helpful for most people. Manson uses many of his own personal experiences to illustrate how life 's struggles often give it more meaning, which, he argues, is a better approach than constantly trying to be happy. Manson 's approach and writing style have been categorized by some as contrarian to the general self - help industry, using blunt honesty and profanity to illustrate his ideas. Reception The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck first appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at # 6 for the category of How - to and Miscellaneous for the week of October 2, 2016. and it reached # 1 for the first time on July 16th, 2017. As of February 18, 2018, it had been on the NYTimes best seller list for 60 weeks. The book also appeared on the Washington Post 's Bestseller List at # 9 in the Non-fiction / General category for the week of September 25, 2016, and on the Toronto Star List at # 1 in the Self - Improvement category on September 23, 2016. In 2017, it was the best - selling nonfiction book from Barnes & Noble, the # 4 best - selling book on all of Amazon.com, and the # 9 best - selling book in Canada. Kirkus Reviews said that the book was `` ( a ) good yardstick by which self - improvement books should be measured. '' External links Mark Manson -- Official Website Book excerpts The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck The Responsibility / Fault Fallacy The Most Important Question of Your Life Why I 'm Wrong about Everything ( And So Are You ) Happiness Is a Problem that Can Be Solved References Jump up ^ `` The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck ''. MarkManson.net. Retrieved February 20, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck ''. HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Franklyn, Tree. `` The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F * ck -- A Book Review ''. Huffington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Pushkar, Katherine. `` The last f -- king self - help book you 'll ever buy ''. NY Daily News. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Rivera, Erica. `` Interview : Mark Manson on `` The Subtle Art of Not Giving AF * ck '' ``. Crave. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The New York Times Best Seller List : Advice, How - to and Miscellaneous. Week of Oct 3, 2016 ''. New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The New York Times Best Seller List : Advice, How - to and Miscellaneous. Week of Jul 16, 2017 ''. New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The New York Times Best Seller List : Advice, How - to and Miscellaneous. Week of Feb 18, 2018 ''. New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Washington Post Best Seller List. Week of September 25, 2016 ''. Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Toronto Star Bestsellers ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Fast Company : Barnes & Noble 's best - selling books of 2017 are just so 2017 ''. Retrieved February 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Amazon Best Sellers of 2017 ''. Retrieved February 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Here are the bestselling books in Canada of 2017 ''. Retrieved February 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING AF * CK ''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Subtle_Art_of_Not_Giving_a_F*ck&oldid=843180111 '' Categories : Self - help book stubs Self - help books 2016 non-fiction books Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 12 : 31. About Wikipedia

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