books recommended by Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger is an American investor, businessman, former real estate attorney, and philanthropist. He is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett.

Charlie Munger is an American investor, businessman, former real estate attorney, and philanthropist. He is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett.

books recommended by Charlie Munger

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Influence

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini, PhD

Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Seeking Wisdom

Seeking Wisdom

Peter Bevelin

Only the Paranoid Survive

Only the Paranoid Survive

Andrew Grove

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Titan

Titan

Ron Chernow

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

William N. Thorndike

Getting to Yes

Getting to Yes

Roger Fisher

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

John C. Bogle

In The Plex

In The Plex

Steven Levy

Genome

Genome

Matt Ridley

Hard Drive

Hard Drive

James Wallace

Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

Max H. Bazerman

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

David S. Landes

Living within Limits

Living within Limits

Garrett Hardin

Yes!

Yes!

Noah J. Goldstein, Robert B. Cialdini & Steve J. Martin

Ice Age

Ice Age

John Gribbin

Models of My Life

Models of My Life

Herbert A. Simon

A Universe from Nothing

A Universe from Nothing

Lawrence M. Krauss

The Warren Buffett Portfolio

The Warren Buffett Portfolio

Robert G. Hagstrom

A Matter of Degrees

A Matter of Degrees

Gino Segrè

Three Scientists and Their Gods

Three Scientists and Their Gods

Robert Wright

Deep Simplicity

Deep Simplicity

John Gribbin

Master of the Game

Master of the Game

Connie Bruck

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

Arthur Herman

Fiasco

Fiasco

Frank Partnoy

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Carl Van Doren

The Greatest Trade Ever

The Greatest Trade Ever

Gregory Zuckerman

The Third Chimpanzee

The Third Chimpanzee

Jared Diamond

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Joseph Frazier Wall

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Influence

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