Charlie Munger - Wisdom Shelf

Charlie Munger Book Recommendations (39 Books)

Charlie Munger is an American investor, businessman, former real estate attorney, and philanthropist.

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Books Recommended by Charlie Munger

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The Language Instinct

How the Mind Creates Language

Steven Pinker

Source: "Says that human language ability is not just learned, it is deeply buried - to a considerable extent - in the genome." - Charlie Munger

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Deep Simplicity

Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity

John Gribbin

Source: "It's pretty hard to understand everything, but if you can't understand it, you can always give it to a more intelligent friend." - Charlie Munger

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The Greatest Trade Ever

The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History

Gregory Zuckerman

Source: "He made a lot of money from entirely legal ways but may have created a lot of trouble for himself in the process." - Charlie Munger

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In the Plex

How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

Steven Levy

Source: "I hate to admit this because I've ignored high tech all my life, but I actually read [this book]. And I found it a very interesting book." - Charlie Munger

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The Martians of Science

Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century

Istvan Hargittai

Source: "A hell of a book about five Hungarian physicists, driven to the United States by Hitler, who contributed much to science here." - Charlie Munger

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The Warren Buffett Portfolio

Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy

Robert G. Hagstrom

Source: "Not only very well written, but a considerable contribution to the synthesis of human thought on the investment process." - Charlie Munger

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The Outsiders

Source: "Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." - Charlie Munger

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Getting It Done

How to Lead When You're Not in Charge

Roger Fisher

Source: "This book is must reading for those seeking to maximize their contribution to the constructive work of the world." - Charlie Munger

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Hard Drive

Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

James Wallace

Source: "You really get a feeling for what it took to write and sell software in the software revolution." - Charlie Munger

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Pride in Performance

Keep It Going!

Les Schwab

Source: "Will demonstrate really shrewd compensation systems in a whole chain of small businesses." - Charlie Munger

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Ice Age

John Gribbin

Source: "Best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!" - Charlie Munger

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Einstein

His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

Source: "I’ve read all the Einstein biographies, and this is by far the best." - Charlie Munger

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Benjamin Franklin

An American Life

Walter Isaacson

Source: "It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger

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Titan

The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow

Source: "One of the best business biographies I have ever read." - Charlie Munger

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A Universe from Nothing

Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing

Lawrence M. Krauss

Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book at the Daily Journal Meeting in 2013.

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