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15 Books Recommended by Charlie Munger
Outliers
Outliers: The Story of Success is a 2008 book by Malcolm Gladwell.
5 recommender
Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, Dwayne Johnson, Jay Z, and Joe Rogan
“Perfectly marvelous book.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
“Richard Dawkin’s The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker are marvelous and powerful books.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
The Blind Watchmaker
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design is a 1986 book by Richard Dawkins.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“Richard Dawkin’s The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker are marvelous and powerful books.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
Titan
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. is a 1998 book by Ron Chernow.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“It is one of the best business biographies I have ever read.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
The Outsiders
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success is a 2012 book by William Thorndike.
2 recommenders
Charlie Munger and Dave Morin
“Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management.” – Charlie Munger
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics is a 2014 book by Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“It’s just the best book of its kind I have ever read, and I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn’t put it down. It was a fabulous human achievement.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
“Best work of science exposition and history that I’ve read in many years!” – Charlie Munger
The Warren Buffett Portfolio
The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy is a 1999 book by Robert G. Hagstrom.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“When I read it, I was flabbergasted to find it not only very well written but a considerable contribution to the synthesis of human thought on the investment process.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns is a book written by John C. Bogle.
2 recommenders
Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett
“This book truly serves as a great guide on how to think of and what different kinds of benchmarks and stock market index to look for.” – Charlie Munger
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe is a 2007 book by Walter Isaacson.
2 recommenders
Charlie Munger and Mark Zuckerberg
“Charlie Munger recommends and considers this Einstein biography from Walter Isaacson to be the best.”
Deep Simplicity
Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity is a 2004 book by John Gribbin.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“Charlie Munger recommended this book in Poor Charlie’s Almanack.”
Yes!
Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive is a 2007 book by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin and Robert Cialdini.
1 recommender
Charlie Munger
“Charlie Munger recommended this book at the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.”
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond.
2 recommenders
Charlie Munger and Jamie Dimon
“I have read this book twice, which I very seldom do and it’s a marvelous book.” – Charlie Munger (Source)
Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is a 1984 book by Robert B. Cialdini.
3 recommenders
Charlie Munger, Max Levchin and Whitney Tilson
“Charlie Munger recommended this book in Poor Charlie’s Almanack.”
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790.
2 recommenders
Charlie Munger and Cory Booker
“Benjamin Franklin is Charlie’s all-time heroes and he recommends this book in Poor Charlie’s Almanack.”
