Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-09-11
Steven Bartlett & Ray Dalio: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (Sep 2025)
Ray Dalio: We’re Heading Into Very, Very Dark Times! America & The UK’s Decline Is Coming!
Ray Dalio turned $5 into $160 billion by decoding how empires rise and fall. Now he warns: America is in decline, the UK is in trouble, China is gaining power…and your wealth could be in danger UNLESS you act fast.
Steven Bartlett discussed Principles by Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio recommended River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins, The Lessons of History by Will Durant and others, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Principles
Principles by Ray Dalio is a prominent business and life guide written by the billionaire investor, detailing the systematic mental models and foundational guidelines he developed throughout his career.
Discussed“Based on your life cycle in this book, Principles: Your Guided Journey, Create Your Own Principles to Get the Work and Life You Want do you think you have to play different games in different seasons of your life cycle as it relates to generating wealth?”
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River Out of Eden
River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins presents a compelling materialist exploration of evolutionary biology, adaptation, and the mechanisms of natural selection.
Recommended“There are three books. There’s a book on evolution but written by Richard Dawkins. Uh River from Eden, I think it’s called.”
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant is a concise 104-page summary distilling five thousand years of historical patterns, human behavior, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
Recommended“Then a book by um Will and Ariel Durant, which are the maybe the greatest historians in time, and it’s called Lessons from History. It’s a very short book. I think it’s 104 pages. They wrote massive amounts about 5,000 years of history and so on and they sort of condensed their lessons, lessons from history.”
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a seminal study of comparative mythology that outlines the universal narrative structure of the hero's journey, detailing stages such as departure, initiation, and return.
Recommended“And then um Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. Is it the the hero with a thousand faces? Yes, that’s it. Hero with a thousand faces.”
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“Ray Dalio is a legendary investor, billionaire, and founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund with over $160 billion in assets under management. He is also the bestselling author of 5 books, including:, ‘How Countries Go Broke: Principles for Navigating the Big Debt Cycle, Where We Are Headed, and What We Should Do’.”