Sam Bakas (editor, The Try Guys) returns to discuss 3 books that helped him find meaning in a cold, indifferent universe.

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books discussed below. these are affiliate links for bookshop.org. by purchasing books through these links, you support local bookstores, and I earn a (very small) commission.

"The House of the Spirits" by Isabell Allende https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781501117015

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781594631931

"Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780553375404

"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalinithi https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780812988406

"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781631495311

"Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781400078776

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