#073 - From value investing to life lessons, explore the complete collection of Buffett and Munger's recommended books"
From value investing to life lessons, explore the complete collection recommended by Buffett and Munger over the past seven decades
This extensive reading list is comprised of 60+ unique books, which were meticulously curated from over 5,000 pages!!
I learned most of the thoughts in this investment discussion from Ben’s book The Intelligent Investor, which I bought in 1949. My financial life changed with that purchase - Warren Buffett
I have recently read a new book twice, which I very seldom do. And that book is “Guns, Germs and Steel” And it’s a marvelous book. He’s got a mind that is always asking why. Why, why, why. And he’s very good at coming up with answers - Charlie Munger
“Titan”, the biography of the original John D. Rockefeller
That’s one of the best business biographies I have ever read. And it’s a very interesting family story, too. That was just a wonderful book & I don’t know anybody who’s read it who hasn’t enjoyed it. - Charlie Munger
Personal History Katharine Graham’s autobiography
It’s a very incredibly honest book. And it’s a fascinating story. I mean, it’s a life that’s seen all kinds of things in politics and in business and in government. it’s a great read. - Warren Buffett
Jack is an honest guy, and he knows the business. And if mutual fund investors listen to him, they would save billions and billions of dollars a year.
Probably the best, I would say, the most representative book on my views is the one that Larry Cunningham has put together because he essentially has taken my words and rearranged them in a more orderly - Warren Buffett
it’s a perfectly amazing book, and very interesting - Charlie Munger
It’s worth reading Roger Lowenstein’s book entitled “When Genius Failed,” because it touches on some of the problems we’ve described that Charlie and I are apprehensive about. - Warren Buffett
They’re very good books, and anybody investing in funds should read those books before investing, or if you’ve already invested, you still should read the books. And it’s all you need to know, really, about fund investing - Warren Buffett
The book is a description of the past history of glaciation in the last few hundred-thousand years and how they figured out what had happened and why it had happened. And I think it’s the best book of scientific explanation I have ever read.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
It’s very impressive to — you know, to read about people pondering how to figure out the weight of the Earth or something in the 18th century. - Warren Buffett
It’s a sensational book. And anybody that reads it is going to learn a whole, whole lot about life. - Warren Buffett
Where are the Customers’ Yachts?
This book was first published in 1940 and is now in its 4th edition. The funniest book was ever written about investing, it lightly delivers many truly important messages on the subject - Warren Buffett
It’s one of the great books. You really ought to buy it. It tells the story of the ’29. - Warren Buffett
The Outsiders, by William Thorndike
An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation. It has an insightful chapter on our director, Tom Murphy, overall the best business manager I’ve ever met. - Warren Buffett
Mr. Miller has done a superb job of researching and dissecting the operation of the Buffett Partnership and of explaining how Berkshire’s culture has evolved from its BPL origin. you will enjoy this book
Shoe Dog by Nike’s Phil Knight
Phil is a very wise, intelligent, and competitive fellow who is also a gifted storyteller - Warren Buffett
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
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. And neither of the writers is a physicist. - Charlie Munger
Biography of a Bank: The Story of Bank of America N.T. & S.A
Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
That’s it from my end for this week. Thanks for reading.
See you again next week!
Dhaval.
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