Charlie Munger is one of the best investors of our time (you can see more on Munger’s resource page). Charlie Munger is known to read quite a lot of books on varying topics.
Here are some quotes from Munger on the topic:
“We read a lot. I don’t know anyone who’s wise who doesn’t read a lot. But that’s not enough: You have to have a temperament to grab ideas and do sensible things. Most people don’t grab the right ideas or don’t know what to do with them.” http://www.tilsonfunds.com/brkmtg04notes.doc
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads – at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out.”
“…by regularly reading business newspaper and magazines I am exposed to an enormous amount of material at the micro level.. I find that what I see going on there pretty much informs me about what’s happening at the macro level.”
Below are a list of 20 books recommended by Munger and four books about Charlie Munger. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger is by far the best book on Munger.
Charlie Munger: Books
- Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin (2008)
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Peter D. Kaufman (2008)
- Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger by Januaret Lowe (2003)
- Of Permanent Value by Andrew Kilpatrick
Book recommendations
- The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
- Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip A. Fisher
- Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks by Philip A. Fisher
- The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
- The Money Masters by John Train
- Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader by Frank Partnoy
- Ice Age by John & Mary Gribbin
- Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin
- How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It by Arthur Herman
- Models of My Life by Herb Simon
- A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe by Gino Segre
- Andrew Carnegie by Joseph Frazier Wall
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesJared Diamond
- The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos by Garrett Hardin
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Sr. by Ron Chernow
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor by David S. Landes
- The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy by Robert Hagstrom
- Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Matt Ridley
- Getting It Done: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge by Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp
- Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information by Robert Wright
- Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove
- A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market by Ed Thorp (source DJCO 2017 meeting)
Exclusive ValueWalk series on Munger's life
- Charlie Munger — Part One: The Beginning
- Charlie Munger — Part Two: Quality Over Value
- Charlie Munger – Part Three: Sit On Your A$$
- Charlie Munger — Part Four: Investment Advice
- Charlie Munger — Part Five: Checklist Investing
- Charlie Munger — Part Six: The Daily Journal
- Charlie Munger — Part Seven: Poor Charlie’s Almanack
- Charlie Munger — Part Eight: Berkshire At 50
- Charlie Munger -- Part Nine: Colorful Charlie And The Cinderella Principle
- Charlie Munger — Part Ten: Conclusion
Charlie Munger's full resource page can be found here.
