books recommended by Ray Dalio

Raymond Dalio is an American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Dalio is the founder, co-chairman and co-chief investment officer of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. Bloomberg ranked him as the world's 79th-wealthiest person in February 2020.

Raymond Dalio is an American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Dalio is the founder, co-chairman and co-chief investment officer of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. Bloomberg ranked him as the world's 79th-wealthiest person in February 2020.

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books recommended by Ray Dalio

Sapiens

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

The Lessons of History

The Lessons of History

Will & Ariel Durant

The Power of Habit

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

The Undoing Project

The Undoing Project

Michael Lewis

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Walter Isaacson

Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

Originals

Originals

Adam Grant

Play Nice But Win

Play Nice But Win

Michael Dell

Endurance

Endurance

Alfred Lansing

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Joseph Campbell

Incognito

Incognito

David Eagleman

Keeping At It

Keeping At It

Paul A Volcker

From Bacteria to Bach and Back

From Bacteria to Bach and Back

Daniel C. Dennett

The Evolving Self

The Evolving Self

Robert Kegan

Destined for War

Destined for War

Graham Allison

Subliminal

Subliminal

Leonard Mlodinow

In Over Our Heads

In Over Our Heads

Robert Kegan

My Stroke of Insight

My Stroke of Insight

Jill Bolte Taylor

River Out of Eden

River Out of Eden

Richard Dawkins

A Whole New Mind

A Whole New Mind

Daniel Pink

The Upside of Inequality

The Upside of Inequality

Edward Conard

Who am I?

Who am I?

Steven Reiss

Einstein's Mistakes

Einstein's Mistakes

Hans C. Ohanian

Beyond Religion

Beyond Religion

Dalai Lama

Welcome to Your Brain

Welcome to Your Brain

Sandra Aamodt & Sam Wang

A Magic Web

A Magic Web

Christian Ziegler

The Serengeti Rules

The Serengeti Rules

Sean B. Carroll

Creativity and the Brain

Creativity and the Brain

Mario Tokoro

Who's in Charge?

Who's in Charge?

Michael S. Gazzaniga

You

You

Michael M. Lombardo, Robert W. Eichinger & Roger P. Pearman

The Spiritual Brain

The Spiritual Brain

Mario Beauregard

Discovering Your Personality Type

Discovering Your Personality Type

Don Richard Riso

Changing Minds

Changing Minds

Howard Gardner

Why We Believe in God(s)

Why We Believe in God(s)

J. Anderson Thomson

The Role of the Individual in History

The Role of the Individual in History

Georgi Plekhanov

Learn or Die

Learn or Die

Edward Hess

Leadership the Outward Bound Way

Leadership the Outward Bound Way

Jimmy Carter

The Meaning of Human Existence

The Meaning of Human Existence

Edward O. Wilson

The Gift of Adversity

The Gift of Adversity

Norman E. Rosenthal

An Everyone Culture

An Everyone Culture

Robert Kegan

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Sapiens

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Steve Jobs

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