Youd be amazed at how much warren reads at how much i read. Charlie munger is warren buffett s partner and vicechairman at berkshire hathaway, the investment conglomerate. Books recommended by charlie munger score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Charlie munger vicechairman at berkshire hathaway and. Youd be amazed at how much warren readsand at how much i read. He is also chairman of daily journal corp and director of costco wholesale corperation. Behind the scenes with berkshire hathaway billionaire charlie munger and, one of my all time personal favourites, seeking wisdom. Billionaire charlie munger praises this 1 skill of. Gates said, the book had a profound effect on the way i think about history and why certain societies advance faster than others.
If youre looking for a reading list to dig through, charlie mungers ranks at the top. The enduring value of values by lawrence cunningham. Below are a list of 20 books recommended by munger and four books about charlie munger. A dozen things charlie munger has said about reading 25iq. But everyone should have a concrete place to start, and what a better way to learn than from one of the best. Poor charlies almanack is a collection of charlie mungers best advice given over 30 years, in the form of 11 speeches given as commencement addresses and roundtable talks.
Munger, like buffett, is an omaha native who is well past the age of normal retirement. Munger says this of his business partnership with buffett. Read as much as possible in whatever areas interest you. Summary poor charlies almanac book victor osyka medium. Mungers worldly wisdom consists of a set of mental models framed as a latticework to help solve critical business problems. Youd be amazed at how much warren readsand how much i read. Books recommended by berkshire hathaways charlie munger.
Charlie munger is warren buffetts partner and vicechairman at berkshire hathaway, the investment conglomerate. Consequently, a book about charlie munger is, most obviously, a book about wannabe investors. In his capacity, munger has been a behindthescenes cothinker at berkshire and has influenced many a decision made by warren buffett. A compilation of quotes from berkshire hathaways vice chairman on life, business, and the pursuit of wealth with commentary by david clark clark, david on. But, it may be also interesting to students of investments strategies. As vice chairman of famed holding company berkshire hathaway, charlie munger is warren buffetts righthand man. If your new behaviour gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group then to hell with them.
In my whole life, i have known no wise people over a broad subject matter area who didnt read all the time none, zero. May 04, 2019 they think im a book with a couple of legs sticking out. How is charlie munger of berkshire hathaway so smart. In fact, his own children refer to him as a book with legs sticking out. The listing states that this is a direct purchase from berkshire hathaway itself. Charlie munger in my whole life, i have known no wise people over a broad subject matter area who didnt read all the time none, zero. Todd combs works for buffett and munger, and after hearing them talk decided to keep track of how much hes reading.
Munger is also chairman of publisher newspaper publisher daily journal corp. They would have wanted to talk all the time, leaving no time for the. Munger is known to read quite a lot of books on varying topics. Feb 08, 2017 a book recommended by bill gates and charlie munger. Books recommended by charlie munger the ceo library.
Oct 09, 2017 charlie munger in my whole life, i have known no wise people over a broad subject matter area who didnt read all the time none, zero. They say im a book with a couple of legs sticking out. They think im a book with a couple of legs sticking out. May 21, 2018 youd be amazed at how much warren readsand at how much i read.
If you want to learn more about charlie munger, his approach to learning, decision making, mental models, investing and more, the best read is charlies almanack, a book edited by peter kaufman and with a foreword by warren buffett. Here is a list of books that i recommend to value investors. If you dont get this elementary, but mildly unnatural, mathematics of elementary probability into your repertoire, then you go through a long life like a onelegged man in an asskicking contest. Berkshire hathaway vice chairman charlie munger, 95, says his children think of him as a book with a couple of legs sticking out. The 4 principles of investing according to charlie munger. You have to derive it yourself to ingrain it in your head for the rest of your life. Charlie munger i always like it when someone attractive to me agrees with me, so i have fond memories of phil fisher. The great charm of charlie munger is his simple, no frills approach. Official warren buffett berkshire hathaway book reading. May 18, 2018 charles munger goes deep on value investing and many other topics in this new interview. Charlie munger the best way to get a good spouse is to deserve a good spouse. Over the years, ive put together a charlie munger reading list. Charlie munger repetition is the heart of instruction.
Book recommendations for value investors the warren. As well as to those who are curious to learn how one can earn so much money by simply investing. Over the years charlie munger has recommended a list of books that we have. This week weve compiled our list of charles mungers. And charlie his children call him a book with legs. Charlie munger motivational, wise, zero i also want to raise the possibility that there are, in the very long term, virtue effects in economics for instance that widespread corrupt accounting will eventually create bad long term consequences as a sort of obverse effect from the virtuebased boost doubleentry bookkeeping gave to the. Charlie munger i have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library. You could hardly find a partnership in which two people settle on reading more hours of the day than in ours. Charlie munger, branded as a book with a couple of legs sticking out, by his children for his incessant reading habits, once said, in my whole life, i have known no wise people who didn. Dec 30, 2018 warren buffett explains the benefits of reading annual reports. Griffins book was published by columbia business school publishing in 2015.
Charlie thomas munger is an american business, philanthropist, and investor who works alongside with warren buffet as chairman of berkshire hathaway. If you want to learn more about charlie munger, his approach to learning, decision making, mental models, investing and more, the best read is charlies almanack. Charlie munger acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behaviour accordingly. The intent of this book is to teach you how to think more like charlie munger. In fact, i saw another quote where munger said his children think he is a book with legs. In this short book 192 pages tren griffin gives us a selection of wellchosen quotes from which we can built up a picture of charlie munger the man and charlie munger the investor not that theres much difference between the two. Maybe thats why both men agree its better that they never lived in the same city, or worked in the same office. I recently found out he reads at least four daily papers and. Here are charlie mungers very own four basic investing principles. Munger the best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it. Books recommended by gates, einhorn, munger, greeblatt, loeb. Munger, along with buffett, is one of the main inspirations behind the book seeking wisdom. In the chronicles of american financial history, writes david clark in the tao of charlie munger.
Munger s worldly wisdom consists of a set of mental models framed as a latticework to help solve critical business problems. Jul 26, 2015 a dozen things charlie munger has said about reading july 26, 2015. Charlie munger on getting rich, wisdom, focus, fake knowledge. In multiple speeches, and in the book poor charlies almanack. In my whole life, i have known no wise people over a broad subject matter area who didnt read all the timenone, zero. Day by day, and at the end of the dayif you live long enoughlike most people, you will get out of life what you deserve. Books recommended by charlie munger score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and. Charlie is also a philanthropist and frequently donates millions of dollars to educational and research institutions. In the appendix of poor charlies almanac, theres a. Poor charlies almanack by charlie munger book summary and. If youre looking for a great book to read, this list of books recommended by munger is a great place to start. Charles munger goes deep on value investing and many other topics in this new interview. The next few years of charlie mungers life were filled with hard work, love and tragedy.
Charlie munger reading list from poor charlies almanac. The most important factor is how much he and warren read. Charlie munger says living by this rule is key to his success. The best way by far to know charlie is to read poor charlies almanack. Charlie munger youd be amazed at how much warren reads at how much i read. Charlie munger pdf summary tren griffin 12min blog. Aug 19, 2018 book summary the wit and wisdom of charles t.
Charlie munger i wanted to get rich so i could be independent, like lord john maynard keynes. A book recommended by bill gates and charlie munger. A dozen things charlie munger has said about reading july 26, 2015. Charlie munger munger is one of the best investors of our time you can see more on munger s resource page. Charlie mungers recommended books on topics including investing, science, evolution, behavioral.
Oct 09, 2017 munger says this of his business partnership with buffett. In all his talks, he shows wit, rationality, and incredible clarity of thought. They think im a book with a couple of legs sticking. Jun 03, 2014 if youre looking for a great book to read, this list of books recommended by munger is a great place to start. In multiple speeches, and in the book poor charlie s almanack. Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. A compilation of quotes from berkshire hathaways vice chairman on life, business, and the pursuit of wealth, charlie munger will be seen as the proverbial enigma wrapped in a paradoxhe is both a mystery and a contradiction at the same time. Charlie munger more people would benefit from charlie if his thoughts were more accessible and if he was as prolific a writer as he is a reader. And on rare occasions he can be caught recommending books to the rest of us. Oct 07, 2017 55 best quotes by charlie munger on life, success, wealth and investment published by upminded on october 7, 2017 october 7, 2017 charlie munger was a college dropout, served as a meteorologist in the us army air corps, and went to harvard for law. And yet, at age 93, munger shows few signs he has slowed mentally. Charlie munger, poor charlies almanack for those who have an innate drive for personal achievements while also leaving a positive impact on other people, reading is a must. Avoid these 5 things that guarantee a life of misery.
In the appendix of poor charlies almanac, theres a list of 20 books that munger recommends. While growing up omaha, charlie munger had his first runin with the buffett family, although he didnt meet warren until several years later. The reason we avoid the word synergy is because people generally claim more synergistic benefits than will come. Apr 21, 2019 and charlie his children call him a book with legs. Today i finished reading the great book poor charlies almanack the wit and wisdom of charles t. With that in mind we have been updating our book list and now have a consolidated post below. Buffett and munger are fans of learning from others via biographies and memoirs. May 18, 2016 avid reader charlie munger shares his top picks. Charlie munger is one of the richest businessmen in the world, along with being a business partner of warren buffett and vice chairman of berkshire hathaway. When there are new books recommended by charlie munger i sit up and take notice. I have read all of the talks included in the book earlier, but rereading them is a. Warren buffett explains the benefits of reading annual reports. The buffett routine will help you get smarter every day.
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