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
1 recommender
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
1 recommender
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
1 recommender
The Years of Lyndon Johnson (4 books)
Robert Caro
Source: "I think reading [this series] is very important for anyone who wants a view into the human condition." - Charlie Munger
4 recommenders
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
2 recommenders
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
1 recommender
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
1 recommender
The Outsiders
Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
William N. Thorndike
Source: "Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." - Charlie Munger
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
1 recommender
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
3 recommenders
Pride in Performance
Keep It Going!
Les Schwab
Source: "Will demonstrate really shrewd compensation systems in a whole chain of small businesses." - Charlie Munger
2 recommenders
Ice Age
John Gribbin
Source: "Best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!" - Charlie Munger
1 recommender
Einstein
His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson
Source: "I’ve read all the Einstein biographies, and this is by far the best." - Charlie Munger
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
Walter Isaacson
Source: "It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
Source: "One of the best business biographies I have ever read." - Charlie Munger
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.
2 recommenders
Models of My Life
Herbert A Simon
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
A Matter of Degrees
What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe
Gino Segre
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
Living within Limits
Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Garrett Hardin
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
2 recommenders
Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
Andrew S. Grove
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Matt Ridley
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
4 recommenders
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
Arthur Herman
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
The Third Chimpanzee
On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Jared Diamond
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
Fiasco
The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader
Frank Partnoy
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
Getting to Yes
Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph Frazier Wall
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
Three Scientists and Their Gods
Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information
Robert Wright
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
1 recommender
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
David S. Landes
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
3 recommenders
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Source: "I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it." - Charlie Munger
A Piece of the Action
How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
Joe Nocera
Source: "Most people here won't be able to put it down." - Charlie Munger
2 recommenders
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
John C. Bogle
Source: "A useful contribution to [the author's] fellow citizens." - Charlie Munger
3 recommenders
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
Nancy Forbes
Source: "I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down." - Charlie Munger
2 recommenders
Master of the Game
How Steve Ross Rode the Light Fantastic from Undertaker to Creator of the Largest Media Conglomerate in the World
Connie Bruck
Source: "I very much enjoyed [this book]." - Charlie Munger
1 recommender
1 recommender
Yes!
50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
Robert Cialdini
Source: "I suggest [this book]." - Charlie Munger
2 recommenders
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
Richard Dawkins
Source: "Marvelous." - Charlie Munger
4 recommenders
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