Suggestions from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (39 books)

In the last chapter of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, Eric lists the books that resonated with Naval along with some extra thoughts.

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1	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.08 avg rating — 862,243 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch 4.17 avg rating — 9,528 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti by J. Krishnamurti 4.33 avg rating — 1,805 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.34 avg rating — 1,232,680 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 3.97 avg rating — 13,348 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 31,185 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 10,803 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman 4.21 avg rating — 30,568 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 12,215 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Carroll Epstein (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Lessons of History by Will Durant 4.06 avg rating — 20,013 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age by James Dale Davidson 4.18 avg rating — 4,024 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charles T. Munger 4.40 avg rating — 16,856 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli 4.33 avg rating — 16,285 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli 3.99 avg rating — 65,626 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Jed McKenna's Theory of Everything by Jed McKenna 4.33 avg rating — 498 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Jed McKenna's Notebook by Jed McKenna 4.37 avg rating — 212 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Jed Talks #1: Essays, Teachings, Rants & Frivolous Frivolity by Jed McKenna 4.37 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Jed Talks #2: Away from the Things of Man by Jed McKenna 4.51 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Master's Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living by Kapil Gupta 4.43 avg rating — 732 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive Truths to the enduring questions of life by Kapil Gupta 4.40 avg rating — 811 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God. by Kapil Gupta 4.44 avg rating — 1,191 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti by J. Krishnamurti 4.37 avg rating — 1,599 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within by Osho 4.21 avg rating — 3,777 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Great Challenge by Ronnie Govender Osho 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello by Anthony de Mello 4.29 avg rating — 5,140 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 139,445 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 4.28 avg rating — 333,975 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 16,124 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 1 by Timothy Ferriss (Goodreads Author) (Compiller, Narrator) 4.17 avg rating — 1,358 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 83,516 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living by Bruce Lee 4.26 avg rating — 3,085 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran 4.23 avg rating — 325,261 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.40 avg rating — 77,618 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 4.25 avg rating — 122,894 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Exhalation by Ted Chiang 4.27 avg rating — 110,406 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang 3.91 avg rating — 7,326 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 295,864 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 4.53 avg rating — 29,538 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars