Maniacal Must-Reads!

maniac (noun) 1 informal : someone who is or acts mentally unsound especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner 2 informal : a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something maniacal (adjective) 1: affected with or suggestive of madness 2: characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic I'd love to see lists of maniacal books from ‪@brenboothjones‬, ‪@thelinguistslibrary‬, ‪@HannahsBooks‬, ‪@DrPhilReads‬, ‪@readreadofficial‬, ‪@bibliosophie‬, ‪@materiagrix‬, ‪@bookpogo‬, ‪@TraumaticTomes‬, ‪@MustReadMore‬, ‪@ProseAndPetticoats‬, ‪@therenaissanceacademic‬, ‪@aaronfacer‬, ‪@KcIsReading‬, ‪@BookChatWithPat8668‬, ‪@TheActiveMind1‬, and ‪@CallosumBooks‬. ---------------------- Join my Patreon (With Extra Videos Sometimes!):   / toreadersitmayconcern   Buy Me a Coffee (Thank You!): https://ko-fi.com/toreadersitmayconcern Surprise Me with a Book (Thank You!): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Become a Channel Member (Thank You!):    / @toreadersitmayconcern   ---------------------- ---------------------- Chapters ---------------------- 00:00:00 Maniacal Literature 00:01:30 Book 1 (Historical Fiction) 00:09:49 Excerpt 00:10:33 End of Excerpt 00:16:37 Books 2–3 (Philosophy & History of Science) 00:21:48 Books 4–8 (Fiction, Science, History) 00:30:34 Books 9–10 (Fiction & Science) 00:37:56 Excerpt 00:38:28 End of Excerpt 00:47:10 Excerpt 00:47:50 End of Excerpt 00:48:56 Book 11 (Philosophy) 00:52:14 Excerpt 00:53:06 End of Excerpt 00:55:10 On Reading & Beliefs 00:56:48 Books 12–13 (Fiction) 01:02:22 Books 14–20 (Fiction) 01:09:01 Excerpt 01:10:14 End of Excerpt 01:10:45 Books 21–22 (Fiction) 01:14:13 Books 23 (Fiction) 01:17:57 Excerpt 01:19:08 End of Excerpt 01:19:29 Book 24 (Fiction) 01:24:15 Outro ---------------------- Books Featured (With Amazon Links) ---------------------- The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut: https://amzn.to/48TYqIc Irrationality by Justin Smith-Ruiu: https://amzn.to/3CqxOCj Big Bang by Simon Singh: https://amzn.to/48R01yf VAS: An Opera in Flatland by Steve Tomasula: https://amzn.to/3CqSbPM Conceptualisms: https://amzn.to/40OXe6Z Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott: https://amzn.to/4hNin7g The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist: https://amzn.to/4hGUIp7 The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould: https://amzn.to/4fpC7wc The Collected Stories of Donald Barthelme: https://amzn.to/3CoWTh3 Behave by Robert Sapolsky: https://amzn.to/4hJZT7I The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes: https://amzn.to/3Cnzc8O La Medusa by Vanessa Place: https://amzn.to/3UMj9I1 I'll Drown My Book: https://amzn.to/4eqLsCO Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3UNAnVi We Love Glenda So Much & A Change of Light by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3O6lD07 All Fires the Fire by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3APFDkt The Winners by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3Z6DjiE Final Exam by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3AzRaED Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/4eHn8xX 62: A Model Kit by Julio Cortazar: https://amzn.to/3AzQSxx The Obscene Bird of Night by Jose Donoso: https://amzn.to/4fJbemH No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre: https://amzn.to/3O3kOoX Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski: https://amzn.to/4fV4O4V The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector: https://amzn.to/3YNiK9d I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I can create these links for any books I choose, so this does not affect my choice of what books to cover for this channel.