# NAVAL’S RECOMMENDED READING

By [taikoo](https://paragraph.com/@taikoo) · 2022-02-02

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**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”

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*Originally published on [taikoo](https://paragraph.com/@taikoo/naval-s-recommended-reading)*