212 Naval Ravikant Recommended Books
Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, investor, and angel investor. He is the co-founder and Chairman of AngelList, a platform that connects startups with angel investors. He has invested in over 100 startups, including Uber, Twitter, and Yammer, and is on the board of advisors of multiple venture capital firms.
212 Books recommended by Naval Ravikant
Meditations
Author :Marcus Aurelius
- Naval Ravikant"One of my favorite books of all time." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Great Book of Amber
The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10
Author :Roger Zelazny
- Naval Ravikant"Formative books for me. Read and re-read them over the years." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Author :Douglas Adams
- Naval Ravikant"Classic. I love [this book]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
Author :David Reich
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Macintosh Way
Author :Guy Kawasaki
- Naval Ravikant"[This book] led me into tech!" - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Lessons of History
Author :Will & Ariel Durant
- Naval Ravikant"A fantastic book." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Undercover Economist
Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor - and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
Author :Tim Harford
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
Author :James Dale Davidson
- Naval Ravikant"Best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Great Challenge
Exploring the World Within
Author :Osho
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 3 Osho books?" [Source]
The Essential Writings
Author :Mahatma Gandhi
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. [Source]
The Book of Why
The New Science of Cause and Effect
Author :Judea Pearl
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions, Book 1
Author :Richard Bach
- Naval Ravikant"Has a bit of the Siddhartha flavor." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Evolution of Cooperation
Author :Robert Axelrod
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "any particular Game Theory books you recommend?" [Source]
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Author :Julian Jaynes
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. [Source]
The Truth about Carbs
How to Eat Just the Right Amount of Carbs to Slash Fat, Look Great Naked, & Live Lean Year-Round
Author :Nate Miyaki
- Naval Ravikant"Amazing." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Fabric of Reality
The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
Author :David Deutsch
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
Live Your Truth
Author :Kamal Ravikant
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. [Source]
Direct Truth
Uncompromising, non-prescriptive Truths to the enduring questions of life
Author :Kapil Gupta
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?" [Source]
Reality Is Not What It Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Author :Carlo Rovelli
- Naval Ravikant"Best book I've read in [2017]. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
Author :Jorge Luis Borges
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
No bullshit guide to math and physics
Author :Ivan Savov
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Author :Kevin Simler
- Naval Ravikant"Fantastic read." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Wealth of Nations
Author :Adam Smith
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "any good book about economy for a beginner?" [Source]
Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Author :Henry Hazlitt
- Naval Ravikant"Great book. Required reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Book of Five Rings
Author :Miyamoto Musashi
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
Author :Salvador Dali
- Naval Ravikant"Really fun, most egotistical author of all time." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Francis Crick
Discoverer of the Genetic Code
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Tao of Philosophy
Author :Alan Watts
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. [Source]
A Soldier of the Great War
Author :Mark Helprin
- Naval Ravikant"For historical fiction, I like [this book]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
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"What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Author :Richard P. Feynman
- Naval Ravikant"Good if you liked the first one." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Absolute Tao
Subtle is the way to love, happiness and truth
Author :Osho
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic
Author :Osho
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "recommend autobiographies?" [Source]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing, Book 1
Author :Hunter S. Thompson
- Naval Ravikant"It was entertaining, but I sort of gave up after a bit." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Stories of Your Life and Others
Author :Ted Chiang
- Naval Ravikant"Drop everything and read [Understand]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Power of Now
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Author :Eckhart Tolle
- Naval Ravikant"[This book] is the OG." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
Author :Jordan Peterson
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?" [Source]
What is Life?
With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
Author :Erwin Schrodinger
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Think on These Things
Author :Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Naval Ravikant"Decades ago, it didn’t make sense. Years ago, it changed my life, but I felt late." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Author :Wolfgang Palaver
- Naval Ravikant"It’s more of an overview book because I couldn’t make it through his actual writings." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Nature Via Nurture
Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Book of Nothing
Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
Author :John D. Barrow
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
Author :Gary Taubes
- Naval Ravikant"One of my top 3 books of all time." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
Author :Richard P. Feynman
- Naval Ravikant"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Six Easy Pieces
Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Author :Richard P. Feynman
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Total Freedom
The Essential Krishnamurti
Author :Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "if you want anyone to read a favorite book you've read, which would it be?" [Source]
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Author :Sri Swami Satchidananda
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "you don't read the Indian epics?" [Source]
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Sun Rises in the Evening
Author :Osho
- Naval Ravikant"Bit mystical but he’s not wrong." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
Author :David Deutsch
- Naval Ravikant"My favorite recent discovery." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Agile Gene
How Nature Turns on Nurture
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Principles
Life and Work
Author :Ray Dalio
- Naval Ravikant"As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
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Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Author :Nick Bostrom
- Naval Ravikant"I wouldn’t just read [this book] breathless and wide-eyed and believe everything." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track
The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Author :Richard P. Feynman
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
Thermoinfocomplexity
A New Theory: Origin of Life and Evolution of Complex Adaptive Systems
Author :Behzad Mohit
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Kind of the Story of My Life
Author :Scott Adams
- Naval RavikantCheck out @ScottAdamsSays book. He addresses this squarely [Source]
Dream Yoga
Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep
Author :Andrew Holecek
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Man's Search for Meaning
Author :Viktor E. Frankl
- Naval Ravikant"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
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V for Vendetta
Author :Alan Moore
- Naval Ravikant"Genius, a cogent defense of anarchy." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
Author :Douglas R. Hofstadter
- Naval Ravikant"Amazing book, but good luck finishing it." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Snow Crash
A Novel
Author :Neal Stephenson
- Naval Ravikant"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Network State
How To Start a New Country
Author :Balaji Srinivasan
- Naval Ravikant"The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
Author :Stuart Kauffman
- Naval Ravikant"I’ve read it a long time ago. Time for a re-read." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Path to Love
Spiritual Strategies for Healing
Author :Deepak Chopra
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?" [Source]
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Author :Michael Pollan
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?" [Source]
A Cultural History of Physics
Author :Károly Simonyi
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Salmon of Doubt
Dirk Gently, Book 3
Author :Douglas Adams
- Naval Ravikant"Recommended." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Thing Explainer
Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Author :Randall Munroe
- Naval Ravikant"Explains all these very complicated concepts, [but] only using the 1000 most common words in the English language." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Flowers for Algernon
Author :Daniel Keyes
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Surrender Experiment
My Journey into Life's Perfection
Author :Michael A. Singer
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Siddhartha
Author :Hermann Hesse
- Naval Ravikant"So good that it may as well be non-fiction." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book
Author :Daniel Ingram
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "any book recommendation on happiness from a Buddhism perspective?" [Source]
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and The Evolution of Cooperation
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "one book recommendation on Game theory?" [Source]
Falling into Grace
Insights on the End of Suffering
Author :Adyashanti
- Naval Ravikant"Very good." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Art of the Living Dead
Author :Adrian Hanft
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Gay Science
With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
Author :Friedrich Nietzsche
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?" [Source]
The Art of Manipulation
Author :R. B. Sparkman
- Naval Ravikant"Without judgment, he just lays down how con men work." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Author :Steven Strogatz
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Diamond Age
Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Author :Neal Stephenson
- Naval Ravikant"Great book." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Power of Myth
Author :Joseph Campbell
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. [Source]
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Thinking Physics
Understandable Practical Reality
Author :Lewis Carroll Epstein
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "physics book for grade school or graduate students?" [Source]
Sex at Dawn
How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
Author :Christopher Ryan
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
Wind, Sand and Stars
Author :Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Naval Ravikant"One of my all time favorite books. I quote it all the time." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Convict Conditioning
How to Bust Free of All Weakness-Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength
Author :Paul Wade
- Naval Ravikant"Bought the book, will try it." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Pre-Suasion
A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
Author :Robert Cialdini
- Naval Ravikant"Good but closer to a single-themed book." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Soon I Will Be Invincible
A Novel
Author :Austin Grossman
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's recommendation for "good humourous fiction." [Source]
Math, Better Explained
Learn to Unlock Your Math Intuition
Author :Kalid Azad
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
God's Debris
A Thought Experiment
Author :Scott Adams
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
Lord of Light
Author :Roger Zelazny
- Naval Ravikant"The only sci-fi novel that I know of where the protagonist is a Buddha." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Unwritten
The Deluxe Edition Book One
Author :Mike Carey
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 10 graphic novels?" [Source]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
Author :Lewis Carroll
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "first book which started your lifelong journey of reading?" [Source]
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Author :Will Durant
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Book of Life
Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti
Author :J. Krishnamurti
- Naval Ravikant"A very difficult read, but once you see it, you can't unsee it." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Letters from a Stoic
Author :Lucius Seneca
- Naval Ravikant"That’s what I read [by Seneca]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Story of Philosophy
Author :Will Durant
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast. [Source]
The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
Author :Michael A. Singer
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Order of Time
Author :Carlo Rovelli
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant's answer to "best book on concept of time?" [Source]
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
Author :Ted Chiang
- Naval Ravikant"Another masterpiece of SciFi by [this author]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Third Wave
An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future
Author :Steve Case
- Naval Ravikant"[The author] is doing the behind the scenes work to support entrepreneurship in America." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Heart of Yoga
Developing a Personal Practice
Author :T. K. V. Desikachar
- Naval RavikantCurrent reading list. [Source]
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Author :Charles Duhigg
- Naval Ravikant"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 [Source]
Vasistha's Yoga
Author :Swami Venkatesananda
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Striking Thoughts
Wisdom for Daily Living
Author :Bruce Lee
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Calculus Made Easy
Author :Silvanus P. Thompson
- Naval Ravikant"I love [this book]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Poor Charlie's Almanack
The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Author :Charlie Munger
- Naval Ravikant"I always recommend [this book] as my top business book." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Compleat Strategyst
Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
Author :J. D. Williams
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "any particular Game Theory books you recommend?" [Source]
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
Author :Christopher Alexander
- Naval Ravikant"Love [this book]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
Author :Nancy Forbes
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?" [Source]
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
Author :Kamal Ravikant
- Naval Ravikant"My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Author :Carlo Rovelli
- Naval Ravikant"Terrific." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Why Information Grows
The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies
Author :Cesar Hidalgo
- Naval Ravikant"An important book." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Author :Matt Ridley
- Naval Ravikant"Everything by [this author] is worth reading." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Author :Frank Miller
- Naval Ravikant"Favorite childhood comic." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart
Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
Author :Gordon Livingston
- Naval Ravikant"A fun, light read." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Transmetropolitan
Book One
Author :Warren Ellis
- Naval RavikantOne of Naval Ravikant's answers to "top 10 graphic novels?" [Source]
Permutation City
A Novel
Author :Greg Egan
- Naval Ravikant"[The author]'s very dry but full of great ideas." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author :Daniel Kahneman
- Naval Ravikant"Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book. A blog post would have gotten the point across." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
The Jack Vance Treasury
Author :Jack Vance
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Author :Timothy Gowers
- Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant tweeted about this book. [Source]
Freedom from the Known
Author :Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Naval Ravikant"Just as good [as Think on These Things]." - Naval Ravikant [Source]
FAQs
Q1: Does Naval Ravikant have a specific genre or theme he often recommends?
Naval's recommendations span a wide range but often touch on philosophy, personal growth, wealth creation, and spirituality.
Q2: Has Naval Ravikant authored any books?
Naval Ravikant has not published a standalone book. However, his ideas and insights have been compiled and discussed in various articles and publications by other authors.
Q3: Why are Naval Ravikant's insights and book recommendations highly regarded?
Naval Ravikant combines deep philosophical thought with practical advice, especially about startups and wealth. His holistic approach to happiness, wealth, and success resonates with many, making his recommendations sought-after.
Q4: Where can I find Naval Ravikant's latest book recommendations?
While Naval shares insights on various platforms, you can often find his latest book recommendations and thoughts on Twitter, podcasts, or interviews he's given. Alternatively, you can keep an eye on our site readupnext.com. We update the list regularly as and when we find new recommendations.
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