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Naval Ravikant is one of the most respected investors of our time.

He credits reading 1-2 hours per day as the main reason he's been so successful.

Here are 20 books @naval recommends reading:

 1/

"The Rational Optimist" by @mattwridley

"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/ky7aGrTXYt
2/

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman

"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/LBHfCnOert
3/

"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius

"One of my favorite books of all time."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/iLDCBBKl5m
4/

"Sapiens" by @harari_yuval

"Best book I've read in [2015]."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/P4MZcstu20
5/

"Poor Charlie's Almanack" by Charlie Munger

"I always recommend [this book] as my top business book."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/V6D4x7TciR
6/

"Good Calories, Bad Calories" by @garytaubes

"One of my top 3 books of all time."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/dXeuVBkjhv
7/

"Reality Is Not What It Seems" by @carlorovelli

"Best book I've read in [2017]. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/TqxXHza4z7
8/

"Wind, Sand and Stars" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"One of my all time favorite books. I quote it all the time."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/k0u1kPxMFe
9/

"Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It" by @kamalravikant

"My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/v0tZQyjyxF
10/

"The Book of Life" by Krishnamurti J. Krishnamurti

"A very difficult read, but once you see it, you can't unsee it."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/pvF5TgDKA1
11/

"Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt

"Great book. Required reading."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/5Va0GyKQEA
12/

"The Beginning of Infinity" by @DavidDeutschOxf

"My favorite recent discovery."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/nttbBB4nhq
13/

"The Sovereign Individual" by @James_D_Guru

"Best book I've read since Sapiens."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/OA8GD7Ls80
14/

"Gödel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter

"Amazing book, but good luck finishing it."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/0eOxzSAroh
15/

"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran

"A beautiful book."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/rbC4pcclJ8
16/

"Incerto" by @nntaleb

"Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/oANL8gtsIc
17/

"Influence" by @RobertCialdini

"Fundamental and had a lot to teach."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/DfIlYNkDwC
18/

"Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

"So good that it may as well be non-fiction."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/57BTAXC0le
19/

"The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson & @kevinsimler

"Fantastic read."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/ncxaLJBV1g
20/

"The Network State" by @balajis

"The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive."

–Naval Ravikant

https://t.co/IeoBpPucDb
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