I am trying to find out if the story of Vishnu tricking Narada with a dream life is in one of the Vegas or the Bhavagad Gita or other text so that I can buy and read the whole book.
The story is found in the Bhagavat Purana, one of the 18 Mahapurana. While it's considered part of the "fifth Veda", strictly speaking it's part of the Purana/ Ithihasa tradition.
You should be able to find it online on archive.org