Charles T. Munger
Hardcover | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 4.51 | 5490 Users | 305 Reviews
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| Title | : | Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger |
| Author | : | Charles T. Munger |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Expanded Second Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2006 by Donning Company Publishers (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Business. Economics. Finance. Nonfiction. Biography. Philosophy |
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Poor Charlie got on my list because Drew Houston of Dropbox said it was one of the best books he had ever read. After blasting through it…. I can understand why he said so, but I’m not sure I agree with him. This is a book that talks a lot about how great and wise Charlie Munger is, but comes up a bit short in the actual wisdom-dispensing department. The one-liner for this book is basically “Be wise, don’t fool yourself, and make the right decisions.” Thanks Charlie. I’ll get right on that. There wasn’t anything mind-blowing in here. Munger’s advice is typically Midwestern-style morality like “be reliable”, “be honest”, “be patient” with a dash of chaos theory and psychology. He’s big into synthesis and this book is itself an entertaining synthesis of business, history, philosophy, and psychology. There are a couple gems in here that I’ve pulled out in the quotes below. Also, potential readers should be forewarned - this is an enormous coffee-table-style book. You can’t get it on Kindle or even on Amazon. You have to buy it straight from some weird publishing house’s website. And it’s expensive - I bought mine for like $80 or something. A bit ridiculous if you ask me! A final note… there’s an Easter Egg in here for any Yalies reading. Munger has a picture of Yale’s Hall of Graduate Studies building in his section on “Critique of Academia: Fatal Disconnectedness” and 2 pages later has a picture of him reading Paul Kennedy’s “Rise and Fall of the Great Powers”... I’m not sure he or his editor were quite aware of what they were doing! Full review and highlights at http://books.max-nova.com/poor-charlies/List Books To Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
| Original Title: | Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger |
| ISBN: | 157864366X (ISBN13: 9781578643660) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.51 From 5490 Users | 305 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
I feel smarter reading this book. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffets partner and a self-made billionaire, is considerably one of the smartest man still alive. In this book, Charlie shares his worldly wisdom and describes his multidisciplinary system of combining the fundamentality of every discipline economics, psychology, mathematics, physics, biology, evolution, etc to apply to any specific field, not limited to economics & investment. So much wisdom condensed in a book.AMAZING. If you're human and you doing something on this planet or even on the other.. Read it.Thanks. That's it.
Best known as Warren Buffetts long-time and media-shy investment partner, and as the progenitor of pithy wisdom at Berkshire Hathaways AGMs, Poor Charlies Almanack - The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger is an entertaining, gorgeous and worthwhile coffee table book for finance philosophers and biography aficionados alike. The title is drawn from Ben Franklins similarly titled Poor Richards Almanack, whom Mr. Munger references liberally.The early pages cover Mungers family history,
This could have been pompous, self-congratulating and littered with saccharin hero-worship in the vein of a 'Big' Lebowski, but in the spirit of the man himself (the eponymous Charlie) was a chocolate bar wrapped in a golden ticket to the inner workings and concerns of a very accomplished, (very) intelligent & (very) humble man. Every page a treat with an avuncular and wise friend. Much the modern Ben Franklin.
I feel smarter reading this book. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffets partner and a self-made billionaire, is considerably one of the smartest man still alive. In this book, Charlie shares his worldly wisdom and describes his multidisciplinary system of combining the fundamentality of every discipline economics, psychology, mathematics, physics, biology, evolution, etc to apply to any specific field, not limited to economics & investment. So much wisdom condensed in a book.
Great read. Some speeches are a tad tedious, but don't detract from the overall read. Made me reflect more on unhealthy bias (often subconscious) in investing and academia. Inspired me to buy a lot of other books referenced throughout!
Poor Charlie got on my list because Drew Houston of Dropbox said it was one of the best books he had ever read. After blasting through it. I can understand why he said so, but Im not sure I agree with him.This is a book that talks a lot about how great and wise Charlie Munger is, but comes up a bit short in the actual wisdom-dispensing department. The one-liner for this book is basically Be wise, dont fool yourself, and make the right decisions. Thanks Charlie. Ill get right on that.There wasnt
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