Author guide
Ray Dalio Books in Order
Ray Dalio is an American investor who founded Bridgewater Associates, a global macro investment firm, in 1975. He led the firm for decades and developed a body of ideas about investing, management, economic cycles, debt crises, and changing world orders. His books combine memoir, business principles, economic analysis, and historical interpretation.
Ray Dalio's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Principles: Life & Work
The best general introduction to Dalio's life, work, management philosophy, and core principles.
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
A strong starting point for readers primarily interested in economic history, geopolitics, and long-term cycles.
Read in order
Books by series
nonfiction · ongoing
Principles
Ray Dalio's nonfiction series applying principles to life and work, debt crises, global economic and political cycles, and the big debt cycle.
- 1 Principles: Life & WorkAmazon ↗
Book 1 · book · 2017
- 2
Principles for Navigating Big Debt CrisesAmazon ↗Book 2 · book · 2018
- 3 Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and FailAmazon ↗
Book 3 · book · 2021
- 4 How Countries Go Broke: The Big CycleAmazon ↗
Book 4 · book · 2025
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Other (1)
- How the Economic Machine Works: A Template for Understanding What is Happening NowAmazon ↗
book · 2007