NAVAL’S RECOMMENDED READING

NONFICTION

  • “The beginning of infinity : Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch”

  • “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari”

  • “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley”

  • “Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb”

  • “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Taleb”

  • “Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard Feynman”

  • “The Life and Science of Richard Feynman”

  • “Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe”

  • “Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Carroll Epstein”

  • “The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant”

  • “The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg”

  • “Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charlie Munger (edited by Peter Kaufman)”

  • “Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli”

  • “Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli”

PHILOSOPHY AND SPIRITUALITY

  • “Everything by Jed McKenna”

  • “Theory of Everything (The Enlightened Perspective) - Dreamstate Trilogy”

  • “A Master’s Secret Whispers: For those who abhor noise and seek The Truth…about life and living”

  • “The Book of Life by Jiddu Krishnamurti”

  • “Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti by Jiddu Krishnamurti”

  • “Siddhartha by Herman Hesse”

  • “The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within by Osho”

  • “The Great Challenge: Exploring the World Within by Osho”

  • “The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello by Anthony de Mello”

  • “The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer”

  • “Meditations by Marcus Aurelius”

  • “Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant”

  • “The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master”

  • “How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan”

  • “Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living by Bruce Lee”

  • “The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran”

SCIENCE FICTION

  • “Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges”

  • “Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang”

  • “Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang”

  • “The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang”

  • “Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson”