Naval Ravikant Recommended Books

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future." - Bill Gates

"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's. This is my favorite one.]" - Nick Szabo

"It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM

"Tremendous." - Marc Andreessen

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

"The ever-popular book about my partner." - Warren Buffett

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

Tim Ferriss mentioned this book on Twitter.

"A great book." - Drew Houston

"Nuclear physics, space travel, and other topics made easy." - Bill Gates

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century." - Zooko Wilcox

"Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science." - Nassim Taleb

"Incredible." - Joe Rogan

Esther Perel suggested this book as an answer to "What are some [resources] for couples who want to explore having a more “monogamish” relationship?"

"The initial domino that led me down the path of exploring open relationships, which has been a huge advancement in my own personal happiness and fulfillment." - Aubrey Marcus

"Jealousy is a societal creation and great ways to be aware of why it happens." - Noah Kagan

"Worth reading [this book]. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes." - Elon Musk

"Made me worry that machine knowledge could ruin everything." - Sam Harris

"Best thing I’ve seen on this topic." - Sam Altman

"Very important book." - Will MacAskill

One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.

"[If you read this book and "Basic Economics"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro

Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.

"If I am able to get my children to read only one economics text in their lifetime, God forbid, it would be [this book]." - Mark Spitznagel

"There are few books that better encapsulate the inner workings of economics than this one." - Changpeng Zhao

Peter Schiff recommended this book on his website.

On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"Incredible collection of short stories." - Tim Ferriss

Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.

"The book I’ve recommended most." - Peter Attia

"One of my favorite books." - Tim Ferriss

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"I remember really enjoying [this author]'s books." - Sergey Brin

"One of the books that tremendously influenced me when I started PayPal." - Peter Thiel

"Was really ahead of it's time, a lot of original thinking (some really out there stuff too)." - Brian Armstrong

One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"It was published in the late 1990’s, but is enjoying a very well-deserved resurgence." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"If you want to find startup ideas here’s the book." - Balaji Srinivasan

"My most read book." - Tobi Lütke

"Finished reading." - Jack Dorsey

"I kind of thrive on stress, so I’m almost embarrassed by how comforting I find this book." - Anna Kendrick

"Great read." - Sam Altman

Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"I find [this book] so inspirational and instructive, it lives on my nightstand." - Arianna Huffington

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"The brainy book I seem to be sharing or talking about the most lately." - Ashton Kutcher

"A great [book]." - Edward Norton

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"[He] says, 'Love is stronger than hate. Soft is stronger than hard. Water is stronger than stone.'" - David Blaine

"Was recommended to me by a friend." - Emma Watson

Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"

Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Love [this book]." - Bryan Johnson

"It’s a nice book about a journey of an evolution of a young man into an adult." - Navdeep Chandel

"A really beautiful modern philosophy book." - Patrick Collison

"Greatly expanded my sense of the potential power of human knowledge." - Sam Harris

"About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities." - Mark Zuckerberg

"This 21st-century statement of the ideals of the Enlightenment offers fresh insight on a vast number of topics." - Steven Pinker

"A remarkable argument for the power of knowledge—as not just a human capability but as a force that shapes the universe." - Chris Anderson

"The book is changing my perspective on what I thought smart was. This is transformative." - Mark Bell

Ali Abdaal recommended this book on his website.

"Adam Smith FTW obv." - Elon Musk

"To learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"[One] of the most important books I’ve read." - Nick Szabo

On the "Top 100 Books Referenced by Noam Chomsky" list.

Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[The author]'s magnum opus." - Bill Gurley

"If you want to understand HUMAN sexual biology, this information is incomplete at best." - Aubrey Marcus

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's]." - Nick Szabo

"Diverse, engaging, and wide-ranging." - Neil Strauss

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78

"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine

"Incredible." - Terry Crews

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's]." - Nick Szabo

Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article.

"One of my all-time favorite books." - Chris Hayes

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"I’m not a visual person, but this book taught me to see the world around me in an entirely new way." - Gretchen Rubin

"[The author] is a writer and a thinker about architecture and about how we build." - Liz Lambert

"The desert island book. So good." - Balaji Srinivasan

Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.

"This is the Durants. They were maybe the greatest historians of all time." - Ray Dalio

"It’s excellent." - Tim Ferriss

"A great book." - Kevin Systrom

"I’ll be re-reading this a few times." - Shane Parrish

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear

"Such a fantastic book. And it was really, for me, completely lifechanging." - Susan Cain

One of Justin Boreta's most-gifted or recommended books.

"The most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you always humans are flawed and influential." - Tobi Lütke

"100 percent of effective people seem to have read [this book]. In fact, it’s one of those things that when I meet somebody and they’re operating at a pretty high level, if you mention [this book], they’ve all read it." - Scott Adams

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

Adam Robinson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated." - Alexis Ohanian

"I really, really loved [this book]." - Bill Gurley

"How tech founders always had to fight against the establishment, just like the present day." - Balaji Srinivasan

"Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology." - Mark Zuckerberg

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's]." - Nick Szabo

"[One of] two indispensable books of 2018." - Keith Rabois

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

"Increased my focus in all disciplines I pursue. It’s some undeniably inspiring shit, and I can’t recommend it enough." - Joe Rogan

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 80

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

"This is like the coolest book ever!" - PewDiePie

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"Colorful and enjoyable." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Would highly recommend for anyone interested in psychology, persuasion, or how to live an incredible life." - Danny Miranda

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

Ray Dalio mentioned this book in his book, "Principles."

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

"I love surprising scientific findings, as well as information about how our brains work. [This book] is a treasure trove of both." - Ev Williams

"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?" - Marc Andreessen

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke

Entrepreneur.com article.

"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin

"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage

Jason Ferruggia recommended this book on Twitter.

"Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin

"Fantastic. I got [this book] and I gave it to everyone in my company." - Ray Dalio

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

"A very good book." - Tim Ferriss

Kelly Starrett recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog.

"Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation." - Max Levchin

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019 list.

"Just so damn good." - Tim Ferriss

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

"The quality of the science in this book is exceptional." - Tobi Lütke

"Always what you need to read at that particular period of time. It’s a magic book, in that way, in that it always fits." - Rick Rubin

"[The author's] depth of teachings are complicated to decode and provide foundations for wisdom." - Michael Gervais

"Inspired my study of softness and receptivity as a counterpoint to my mad passions." - Josh Waitzkin

"Once you get to a certain level, it’s like, wow." - Brian MacKenzie

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"Oftentimes before meditation, I’ll just open [this book] randomly to a page and read about something and then just have that be what I steep in as I sit." - Jason Nemer

"One of the first 'spiritual' books I read as a teenager, which gave me plenty of seeds for thought from short, but to-the-point, topics." - Kelly Slater

"A fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author." - Tim Ferriss

"One of my favorite books." - Peter Mallouk

Jason Nemer's answer to "do you have any particular book you’ve gifted most to other people?"

"If you want to talk about poems, here is an interesting one." - Carlos Slim

"Finally, science enters historical fields." - Nassim Taleb

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

"The brief argument is: our true history is written in our genes." - Balaji Srinivasan

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 98

"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world." - Marc Andreessen

"One where I happened to go in to Barnes and Noble the day the book arrives, and I go through it, and it passes my test. I get back to the hotel, and I start reading the book. Before I know it, it’s 2:00 a.m." - George Raveling

"Fantastic book!" - Dominic D'Agostino

"Gave me a lot of new perspectives that I never thought I would even have." - PewDiePie

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"[The author] is an outstanding thinker and this is, I think, one of his most accesible books." - Tim Ferriss

"After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books." - Ryan Holiday

"From [this book], I learned self-mastery: to constantly improve myself so I would be ready for any possible disaster." - Jerzy Gregorek

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"[One of five books (this one perhaps most of all) that confirm] there is far, far more in our unconscious mind than is dreamt of in our philosophy." - Adam Robinson

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"This is a mind f**k." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"When I feel myself bleeding into overwhelm or feeling scattered, this is one of the first break-glass-in-case-of-emergency steps that I take." - Tim Ferriss

"Gives you a lot of perspective about yourself and the world." - Peter Mallouk

"One of the best books I’ve ever read." - Hal Elrod

"Realized that a quantum computer would be fundamentally unlike anything we have in this world today." - Steve Jurvetson

"I honestly think it was reading [this book] that finally gave me the courage, 18 years ago, to leave my company and take over leadership of TED." - Chris Anderson

"Over the years, I kept finding myself returning to its insights, and each time I would arrive at them at a deeper level." - Kevin Kelly

Steve Jurvetson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Tying together Gödel's incompleteness theory with mathematics, with Escher's drawings, and Bach's fugues. And showing they're all related in some way." - Demis Hassabis

David Deutsch recommended this book in his book "The Beginning of Infinity."

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"Changed my life!" - Chris Hayes

Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

"One of the most interesting series of interviews ever." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Pete Holmes recommended this book on Twitter.

"A book of philosophy disguised as a silly humor book." - Elon Musk

"I looked forward to books by [this author] when he was alive." - Shah Rukh Khan

"I love [this book]." - Seth Rogen

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"If 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Star Wars' had a love-child, it would read something like this." - Tim Ferriss

Evan Goldberg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"A useful read for those suffering with anxiety." - Ryan Hoover

"Does a nice job of repackaging Eastern philosophy concepts in words that appeal to the hyperational Westerner mindset." - Daniel Gross

"Read this book carefully, and you will get more than a glimpse of eternity." - Deepak Chopra

"One of my new favorite books." - Oprah Winfrey

"It was impactful." - Russell Brand

"An incredible book." - Tony Robbins

"How literature and philosophy can be saved by parables." - Nassim Taleb

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.

Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"

"[This book] became an infallible guide of conduct. It became my dictionary of daily reference." - Mahatma Gandhi

"A book that everybody should read." - Paulo Coelho

"[One] of my favorite books." - Jack Dorsey

"Yoga is the silencing of the modifications of our brain. Then the seer appears the way he is, the expression of the soul in consciousness." - Wim Hof

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"Really fun to read from start to finish." - PewDiePie

"On a distant planet, far in the future, Earth Colonists rule the world as the gods of the Hindu Pantheon. One of their number becomes Buddha to fight them. A mixture of religion and adventure and science fiction." - Neil Gaiman

"I often give [this book] to people." - Evan Goldberg

"Taught me how to quiet the noises in my head." - Noah Kagan

"I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down." - Charlie Munger

"The book that probably influenced me more than any other." - Anthony Bourdain

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"Read [this book], and thank me later." - Scott Adams

"Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic." - Michael Mauboussin

"Very interesting and readable." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Alex Hormozi recommended this book on Instagram.

"I like the genre of past books written about the future." - Peter Thiel

"If you read [this book] before you’ve thought about molecular anything or 3D printing, then it changes your mind." - Seth Godin

Kelly Starrett recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Great." - David Deutsch

"I've given [this book] to people." - Seth Rogen

"I often give [this book] to people." - Evan Goldberg

"Philosophy runs through this play." - Ryan Holiday

"A thoughtful look at what may be in store for humanity." - Bill Gates

"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future." - Vinod Khosla

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

"Badass book." - Tai Lopez

Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.

"Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom." - Arianna Huffington

"Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles." - Bill Gates

"[The author] open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in [this book] and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws." - Bryan Johnson

"[Ray Dalio]'s a great guy and has a great book out you all need to get called Principles. It’s a major key!!" - Diddy

"Greg Penner, our chairman, asked me to read it." - Doug McMillon

"Sketched really concise and good thoughts for [how to approach life]." - Drew Houston

Carlos Santana recommended this book on his website.

"It was so powerful because it outlines non-dual states—a.k.a something bigger than my own personal, limited view of the world." - Kristen Ulmer

"It challenges you to see the world in a different way and does a great job of at helping you grasp some pretty deep theories about reality and time and perspective." - Jen Sincero

"Changed my life!" - Justin Kan

"Absolutely life changing." - Matt Ogus

"I love it on CD, hearing him read it helps." - Pete Holmes

"Fantastic book." - Amelia Boone

"Has done a better job than any I’ve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture." - Aubrey Marcus

Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter.

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

Paul Stamets mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Excellent." - Peter Attia

"Recommend you consider buying a copy if you’re looking for a peak into the future." - Anthony Pompliano

"[The author] is a visionary, and one of the most original thinkers of our time." - Brian Armstrong

"[The author] has the highest rate of output per minute of good new ideas of anybody I’ve ever met, and [this book] may be his best." - Marc Andreessen

"We've started new currencies. Now [this book] shows us how to start new cities and new countries." - Vitalik Buterin

"Helped me massively." - Garry Tan

"People will sometimes say you should love yourself [...] And I think that’s important." - Mike Maples, Jr.

"I was greatly influenced by [this book] in my formative years." - Richa Chadha

"Has so much to teach us. It’s an archetypal tale about recognising that there are different layers of reality." - Russell Brand

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"The books we love change the way we see the world. For me it all began with [this book]." - Salman Rushdie