Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
Source: "Interesting, not because of its content necessarily, but because it’s good for me to always keep on top of mind how powerful my habits are." - Naval Ravikant
The Network State
How To Start a New Country
Balaji Srinivasan
Source: "The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive." - Naval Ravikant
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard P. Feynman
Source: "Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant." - Naval Ravikant
Thing Explainer
Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Randall Munroe
Source: "Explains all these very complicated concepts, [but] only using the 1000 most common words in the English language." - Naval Ravikant
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Source: "Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book. A blog post would have gotten the point across." - Naval Ravikant
Reality Is Not What It Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Carlo Rovelli
Source: "Best book I've read in [2017]. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form." - Naval Ravikant
The Boys (6 books)
Garth Ennis
Source: One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 10 graphic novels?"
The Third Wave
An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future
Steve Case
Source: "[The author] is doing the behind the scenes work to support entrepreneurship in America." - Naval Ravikant
Think on These Things
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Source: "Decades ago, it didn’t make sense. Years ago, it changed my life, but I felt late." - Naval Ravikant
The Great Book of Amber
The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10
Roger Zelazny
Source: "Formative books for me. Read and re-read them over the years." - Naval Ravikant
Foundation (7 books)
Isaac Asimov
Source: "I loved reading it as a kid." - Naval Ravikant
Total Freedom
The Essential Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Source: Naval Ravikant's answer to "if you want anyone to read a favorite book you've read, which would it be?"
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom
Source: "I wouldn’t just read [this book] breathless and wide-eyed and believe everything." - Naval Ravikant
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Wolfgang Palaver
Source: "It’s more of an overview book because I couldn’t make it through his actual writings." - Naval Ravikant
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
J. R. R. Tolkien
Source: "Loved [this series] and other fiction when younger." - Naval Ravikant
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book
Daniel Ingram
Source: Naval Ravikant's answer to "any book recommendation on happiness from a Buddhism perspective?"
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michael Pollan
Source: Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"
The Compleat Strategyst
Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
J. D. Williams
Source: One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "any particular Game Theory books you recommend?"
The Enlightenment Trilogy (3 books)
Jed McKenna
Source: "[The author] is to spirituality what Rick and Morty is to children’s cartoons." - Naval Ravikant
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