Who recommended Poor Charlie's Almanack?

20 people have recommended Poor Charlie's Almanack in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss and Patrick Collison. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Poor Charlie's Almanack worth reading?

20 people we track recommend it. It is best for: A young analyst at a value-investment firm trying to internalize the practical philosophy of an investing legend beyond formulas.; A founder who’s built a technical product but now needs broader judgement skills to navigate boardroom decisions and long-term strategy.; A mid-career professional feeling stuck in narrow thinking and wanting to cultivate a more interdisciplinary, rational approach to problem-solving.. It may not suit: If you expect a step-by-step investment manual, you’ll bounce off the talk-heavy, anecdote-driven format.; Munger’s frequent references to Benjamin Franklin, psychology studies, and his own career may feel like an old man’s ramblings if you’re not already intrigued.; likely drop-off point: when the book recycles core ideas across speeches, readers wanting a tight narrative will lose interest by the third or fourth talk..

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Poor Charlie's Almanack: Recommended by 20 People

Name: Poor Charlie's Almanack
Author: Charlie Munger
ISBN: 9781953953247

From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,” Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries. Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger—whom he…