
Charlie Munger Recommended Books
Charlie Munger has recommended 43 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Charlie Munger is an American investor, businessman, former real estate attorney, and philanthropist.
(Read more on Wikipedia)43 Books Recommended
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Deep Simplicity
Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity
"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 (Source)
The Greatest Trade Ever
The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
"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 (Source)
Yes!
50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
"I suggest [this book]." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson (4 books)
"I think reading [this series] is very important for anyone who wants a view into the human condition." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Models of My Life
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
A Matter of Degrees
What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
Living within Limits
Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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Steve Jobs, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Balaji Srinivasan, Jamie Dimon
The Outsiders
Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
"Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Warren Buffett, Brian Armstrong, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Sam Hinkie, Michael Dell
Ice Age
"Best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!" - Charlie Munger (Source)
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
"Marvelous." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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Paul Graham, Walter Isaacson, Cory Booker, Brandon Stanton, Vince Vaughn, Elon Musk, Jamie Dimon
The Selfish Gene
"I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Matt Ridley, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Nick Szabo, Phil Libin, Mr. Money Mustache, Bob Metcalfe, David Deutsch, Tai Lopez, Elon Musk, Mark Manson
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
"A useful contribution to [the author's] fellow citizens." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
The Warren Buffett Portfolio
Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy
"Not only very well written, but a considerable contribution to the synthesis of human thought on the investment process." - Charlie Munger (Source)
Fiasco
The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Simon Sinek, Daniel Ek, Jesse Williams, Stewart Brand, Patrick Arnold, Jamie Dimon, Margaret Atwood, Mark Manson, James Clear
The Third Chimpanzee
On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
Getting to Yes
Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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Tim Ferriss, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Tim Draper, Nick Ganju, Ann Miura-Ko
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
"I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Andrew Carnegie
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
Benjamin Franklin
"A book I really like." - Charlie Munger (Source)
Einstein
His Life and Universe
"I’ve read all the Einstein biographies, and this is by far the best." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, George Raveling, Sam Altman, Ed Zschau, Scott Belsky
Three Scientists and Their Gods
Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book. (Source)
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A Universe from Nothing
Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing
Charlie Munger recommended this book at the Daily Journal Meeting in 2013. (Source)
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Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
"One of the best business biographies I have ever read." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Ryan Holiday, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, David Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, Ray Dalio
Outliers
The Story of Success
"Perfectly marvelous book." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Bill Gates, DJ Vlad, Dwayne Johnson, James Altucher, Joe Rogan, Shaun White, Will Smith, Jay-Z, Carlos Slim, Patrick Bet-David
Pride in Performance
Keep It Going!
"Will demonstrate really shrewd compensation systems in a whole chain of small businesses." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Master of the Game
How Steve Ross Rode the Light Fantastic from Undertaker to Creator of the Largest Media Conglomerate in the World
"I very much enjoyed [this book]." - Charlie Munger (Source)
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
"You really get a feeling for what it took to write and sell software in the software revolution." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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A Piece of the Action
How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
"Most people here won't be able to put it down." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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In the Plex
How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
"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 (Source)
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Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
"It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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Elon Musk, Tim Ferriss, Ray Dalio, George Raveling, Scott Belsky, Brandon Stanton, Ed Zschau
The Martians of Science
Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century
"A hell of a book about five Hungarian physicists, driven to the United States by Hitler, who contributed much to science here." - Charlie Munger (Source)
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
"Says that human language ability is not just learned, it is deeply buried - to a considerable extent - in the genome." - Charlie Munger (Source)
Getting It Done
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
"This book is must reading for those seeking to maximize their contribution to the constructive work of the world." - Charlie Munger (Source)
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