Naval Ravikant

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Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant is an Indian American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder, chairman and former CEO of AngelList.

The Lifecycle of Software Objects

The Lifecycle of Software Objects

Ted Chiang
The Salmon of Doubt

The Salmon of Doubt

Douglas Adams

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Naval Ravikant: "Recommended."

Freedom from the Known

Freedom from the Known

Jiddu Krishnamurti
Great Short Poems

Great Short Poems

Paul Negri
Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

Burkard Polster
Neuromancer

Neuromancer

William Gibson
The Feynman Lectures on Physics

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Richard P. Feynman
The Art of Manipulation

The Art of Manipulation

R. B. Sparkman
Hagakure

Hagakure

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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Nature Via Nurture

Nature Via Nurture

Matt Ridley
Math, Better Explained

Math, Better Explained

Kalid Azad
The Gay Science

The Gay Science

Friedrich Nietzsche
The Jack Vance Treasury

The Jack Vance Treasury

Jack Vance
Direct Truth

Direct Truth

Kapil Gupta
At Home in the Universe

At Home in the Universe

Stuart Kauffman
100 Best-Loved Poems

100 Best-Loved Poems

Philip Smith
Illusions

Illusions

Richard Bach

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Naval Ravikant: "Great book"

The Compleat Strategyst

The Compleat Strategyst

J. D. Williams

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One of Naval Ravikant's recommended Game Theory books.

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart

Gordon Livingston

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Naval Ravikant: "A fun, light read."

Planetary

Planetary

Warren Ellis

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One of Naval Ravikant's favorite comic books.

The Truth about Carbs

The Truth about Carbs

Nate Miyaki
No Bullshit Guide to Math and Physics

No Bullshit Guide to Math and Physics

Ivan Savov
Art of the Living Dead

Art of the Living Dead

Adrian Hanft
Calculus Made Easy

Calculus Made Easy

Silvanus P. Thompson

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Naval Ravikant: "I love that book"

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson
Thermoinfocomplexity

Thermoinfocomplexity

Behzad Mohit
Dream Yoga

Dream Yoga

Andrew Holecek
Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic

Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic

Osho

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One of Naval Ravikant's recommended autobiographies.

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dali
Sun Rises in the Evening

Sun Rises in the Evening

Osho
The Evolution of Cooperation

The Evolution of Cooperation

Robert Axelrod

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One of Naval Ravikant's Game Theory book recommendations.

Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

Richard P. Feynman
The Fabric of Reality

The Fabric of Reality

David Deutsch
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

Alan Moore
The Sandman

The Sandman

Neil Gaiman
Striking Thoughts

Striking Thoughts

Bruce Lee
Francis Crick

Francis Crick

Matt Ridley
God's Debris

God's Debris

Scott Adams

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Naval Ravikant: "Very interesting."

The Unwritten

The Unwritten

Mike Carey
Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Jorge Luis Borges
Diaspora

Diaspora

Greg Egan
The Great Book of Amber

The Great Book of Amber

Roger Zelazny
The Book of Nothing

The Book of Nothing

John D. Barrow
A Cultural History of Physics

A Cultural History of Physics

Károly Simonyi
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

Daniel Ingram

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Naval Ravikant: "That’s a great book."

The Power of Now

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

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Naval Ravikant: "Power of Now is the OG"

What is Life?

What is Life?

Erwin Schrodinger
Falling into Grace

Falling into Grace

Adyashanti

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The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell
The Order of Time

The Order of Time

Carlo Rovelli

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The best book Naval Ravikant has read on the concept of time.

Why Information Grows

Why Information Grows

Cesar Hidalgo
The Undercover Economist

The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford
The Story of Philosophy

The Story of Philosophy

Will Durant
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Carlo Rovelli

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Naval Ravikant: "Terrific."

The Surrender Experiment

The Surrender Experiment

Michael A. Singer
Waking Up

Waking Up

Sam Harris

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Naval Ravikant: "Loved 'Waking Up.'"

The Elephant in the Brain

The Elephant in the Brain

Kevin Simler

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Naval Ravikant: "Fantastic read"

Sapiens
Principles
Snow Crash
The Sovereign Individual
The Three Body Problem
Meditations
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman
Poor Charlie's Almanack
The Lessons of History
Influence
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Rational Optimist
Foundation
Antifragile
Man's Search for Meaning
Skin In The Game
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Lord of the Rings
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
How to Change Your Mind
The Network State
The Great CEO Within
Economics in One Lesson
A Pattern Language
Siddhartha
The Third Wave
Homo Deus
The Wealth of Nations
Who We Are and How We Got Here
The Power of Habit
Genome
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
The Diamond Age
How Innovation Works
The Red Queen
Fooled By Randomness
The Black Swan
12 Rules For Life
The Beginning Of Infinity
Infinite Powers
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Six Easy Pieces
Spiritual Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing
Thing Explainer
Permutation City
Nexus
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Awareness
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Exhalation
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
The Origins of Virtue
Stories of Your Life and Others
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
Letters from a Stoic
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
Pre-Suasion
The Untethered Soul
The Book of Why
The Prophet
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Sex at Dawn
The Book of Five Rings
The Evolution of Everything
Tao Te Ching
Thinking Physics
Rick and Morty Book Three
Batman
How to Teach Your Baby Math
The Macintosh Way
Vasistha's Yoga
Live Your Truth
The Bed of Procrustes
Distress
Transmetropolitan
The God Proof
A Soldier of the Great War
Tao of Philosophy
The Agile Gene
How to Teach Your Baby to Read
Science and Method
Watchmen
The Enchiridion
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
Courage
Fables
Fallen Leaves
The Path to Love
Wind, Sand and Stars
The Essential Writings
Lord of Light
Dreamstate
The Great Challenge
Think on These Things
The Boys Vol. 1
The Heart of Yoga
Soon I Will Be Invincible
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