Warren Buffett built his reputation through investing, yet many of the books he has recommended are about people, business judgment, communication, and human error. That fits his view of success. A person can understand financial statements and still make costly decisions if ego, fear, or poor habits take control. He has spent much of his […]
Charlie Munger built his reputation as Warren Buffett’s longtime partner at Berkshire Hathaway, but he saw himself first as a student. He believed durable success came from building a broad base of knowledge and using it to make fewer foolish decisions. His reading moved across psychology, history, biology, economics, science, and biography. These books reflect […]
The title is intentionally provocative. Reading habits do not cleanly sort people by income, and anybody can pick up a difficult book at a library, bookstore, or on a phone. Yet certain titles keep turning up in conversations among investors, founders, executives, and people who manage money. They deal with incentives, capital, judgment, history, and […]