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Charlie Munger
Investor, Berkshire Hathaway
Investor known for multidisciplinary reading, mental models, and practical judgment.
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Books by Charlie Munger
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Books Charlie Munger recommends, documented so far
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Influence
I immediately sent copies of Cialdini's book to all my children.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Stripe Press · 2005; web edition 2023 · accessed 2026-06-21
Stripe Press web edition of Poor Charlie's Almanack includes the Psychology of Human Misjudgment passage where Munger says he learned from Cialdini's Influence and sent copies to all his children.
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Fiasco
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Talk Nine: Academic Economics
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Stripe Press · 2003-10-03 · accessed 2026-06-22
Stripe Press web text for Talk Nine includes Munger telling readers to read Fiasco by law professor and former derivatives trader Frank Partnoy.
The Selfish Gene
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition labels the section as Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading and lists The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition labels the section as Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading and lists Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared M. Diamond.
Only the Paranoid Survive
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition labels the section as Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading and lists Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove.
Titan
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition presents a recommended-reading section attributed to Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman and lists Titan by Ron Chernow.
The Third Chimpanzee
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition presents a recommended-reading section attributed to Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman and lists The Third Chimpanzee by Jared M. Diamond.
Getting to Yes
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition presents a recommended-reading section attributed to Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman and lists Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition presents a recommended-reading section attributed to Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman and lists The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.
Genome
Documented citation: Listed on the official Poor Charlie's Almanack recommended-reading page as part of Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman's recommended reading.
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
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This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.
Stripe Press · 2023 · accessed 2026-06-22
The official Stripe Press web edition presents a recommended-reading section attributed to Charlie Munger and Peter Kaufman and lists Genome by Matt Ridley.