Raoul Pal

Raoul Pal

Macro Investor & Financial Markets Analyst

Global macro investor and founder of Real Vision, a financial media platform. Has recommended 28 books spanning business, psychology, and economics.

Investors & Finance

Raoul Pal is a macro investor and financial analyst best known for founding Real Vision, a platform offering insights on markets and economics. He has built a significant following through his analysis of global financial trends and economic cycles. His book recommendations span from startup strategy to behavioral psychology and long-term civilization studies.

28 Books Recommended by Raoul Pal

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

26 people recommended

By far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company.

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Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Peter Thiel, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Andrew Ng, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Jodie Cook, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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#3

Homo Deus

by Yuval Noah Harari

9 people recommended

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Mark Manson, Penn Jillette, Tai Lopez, Derek Sivers

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#4

Billion Dollar Whale

by Tom Wright

6 people recommended

Amazing read.

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Michael Mauboussin, Saagar Enjeti

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#5

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4 people recommended

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Ray Dalio, Anthony Pompliano

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#6

Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday

4 people recommended

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Brian Koppelman, Steven Pressfield

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#7

Market Wizards

by Jack D. Schwager

3 people recommendedrecommended 3x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Adam Robinson, Nassim Taleb

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#8

The Bitcoin Standard

by Saifedean Ammous

3 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Will help you understand why [Bitcoin] is so unique and why it is so valuable - and why it is the hardest form of money.

Will help you understand why [Bitcoin] is so unique and why it is so valuable - and why it is the hardest form of money.

Will help you understand why [Bitcoin] is so unique and why it is so valuable - and why it is the hardest form of money.

Will help you understand why [Bitcoin] is so unique and why it is so valuable - and why it is the hardest form of money.

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Also recommended by: Max Keiser, Nassim Taleb

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#9

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3 people recommendedrecommended 4x

A great book.

A great book.

A great book.

A great book.

Also recommended by: Kishore Biyani, Pavel Durov

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#10

Trust Me, I’m Lying

by Ryan Holiday

3 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Chase Jarvis, Danny Miranda

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#11

The Great Crash 1929

by John Kenneth Galbraith

2 people recommended

A great book.

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Also recommended by: Warren Buffett

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#12

The New Market Wizards

by Jack D. Schwager

2 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Adam Robinson

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#13

Chaos Monkeys

by Antonio Garcia Martinez

2 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Oshaughnessy

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#14

David Bowie

by Dylan Jones

2 people recommendedrecommended 2x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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Also recommended by: Edgar Wright

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#15

Lords of Finance

by Liaquat Ahamed

recommended 4x

The best historical finance book I’ve ever read.

The best historical finance book I’ve ever read.

The best historical finance book I’ve ever read.

The best historical finance book I’ve ever read.

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#16

Inside the House of Money

by Steven Drobny

recommended 4x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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#17

Manias, Panics, and Crashes

by Robert Z. Aliber

recommended 4x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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#18

The Silk Roads

by Peter Frankopan

recommended 4x

An amazing book.

An amazing book.

An amazing book.

An amazing book.

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#19

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

by John J. Murphy

recommended 4x

It’s really good!

It’s really good!

It’s really good!

It’s really good!

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#20

Investment Biker

by Jim Rogers

recommended 4x

A HUGE inspiration for me.

A HUGE inspiration for me.

A HUGE inspiration for me.

A HUGE inspiration for me.

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#21

A Great Leap Forward?

by John Mauldin

recommended 4x

Rather good!

Rather good!

Rather good!

Rather good!

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#22

Monsoon

by Robert D. Kaplan

recommended 4x

[My Monsoon theory was] loosely inspired by [this book].

[My Monsoon theory was] loosely inspired by [this book].

[My Monsoon theory was] loosely inspired by [this book].

[My Monsoon theory was] loosely inspired by [this book].

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#23

The Global Macro Edge

by John Netto

recommended 4x

A great read!

A great read!

A great read!

A great read!

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#24

The Energy World is Flat

by Daniel Lacalle

recommended 4x

Loved this book.

Loved this book.

Loved this book.

Loved this book.

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#25

Why Minsky Matters

by L. Randall Wray

recommended 2x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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#26

The Sheltering Sky

by Paul Bowles

recommended 2x

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

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#27

The Trap

by James Goldsmith

recommended 2x

An incredible book.

An incredible book.

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#28

The Cryptopians

by Laura Shin

recommended 2x

Amazing book on the story of Ethereum.

Amazing book on the story of Ethereum.

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