Charlie Munger is a modern-day polymath and one of the most respected investors of all time. He credits reading 500 pages/day with much of his success—his children even call him a book with legs. Here are 20 of his favourite books:

1/ In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Stephen Levy. "I hate to admit this because I’ve ignored high-tech all my life, but I read that book In the Plex about Google, and I found it a very interesting book.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Plex-Google-Th…

2/ The Outsiders by William Thorndike “A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Outsiders-Unco…

3/ Influence by Robert Cialdini. ”You couldn’t start with a better book than Cialdini’s Influence to avoid being manipulated by vendors and by lenders using the standard tricks of the vendor and lender trade.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Influence-New-…

4/ Living Within Limits by Garrett Hardin. Recommended in Charlie’s Book, “Poor Charlie’s Almanack.” amazon.com.au/Living-Within-…

5/ The Warren Buffett Portfolio by Robert Hagstrom. ”I read it and I was flabbergasted to find it not only very well written, but a considerable contribution to the synthesis of human thought on the investment process.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Warren-Buffett…

6/ Damn Right by Janet Lowe. "That Janet Lowe book about me has had a very interesting sub-chapter, so to speak, in its distribution. I notice a considerable number of people buying that book and sending one copy to each descendant.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Damn-Right-Ber…

7/ Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson. It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Benjamin-Frank…

8/ Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl. “Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Mans-Search-Me…

9/ Models of My Life by Herb Simon. "And some shareholder sent me a book that not many of you will like, by Herb Simon I think, Models of My Life. sAnd it’s a very interesting book for a certain academic type.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Models-My-Life…

10/ Genome by @Matthew Ridley. ”It is a fabulous book. Of course, I’m recommending a bestseller, but they’re selling it in the airport." –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Genome-Autobio…

11/ Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr by Ron Chernow. "One of the best business biographies I have ever read. That was just a wonderful, wonderful book. And I don’t know anybody who’s read it who hasn’t enjoyed it." –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Titan-Life-Joh…

12/ Andrew Carnegie by Joseph Wall. Recommended in Charlie’s Book, “Poor Charlie’s Almanack.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Andrew-Carnegi…

13/ The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David Landes. "I would heartily recommend it. He knows way more economics and science than is common for a history professor. And that gives him better insight " –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Wealth-Poverty…

14/ Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. "I have recently read a new book twice, which I very seldom do. And that book is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. And it’s a marvelous book." –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Guns-Germs-Ste…

15/ The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. "I had to read The Selfish Gene twice before I fully understood it. And there were things I believed all my life that weren’t so, and I think it’s just wonderful, when you have those experiences." –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Selfish-Gene-4…

16/ Master of the Game by Connie Bruck. "I very much enjoyed Master of the Game, a biography of Steve Ross, who headed Warner and later was, co-chairman of Time Warner…. she’s a very insightful writer and it’s a very interesting story." –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Master-Game-Fa…

17/ Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren. "I am rereading a book I really like, Van Doren’s biography of Ben Franklin, and I’d forgotten how good a book it was. We’ve never had anybody quite like Franklin in this country. Never again.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com.au/Benjamin-Frank…

18/ The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond. Recommended in Charlie’s Book, “Poor Charlie’s Almanack.” amazon.com.au/Third-Chimpanz…

19/ Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin. "It’s pretty hard to understand everything, but if you can’t understand it, you can always give it to a more intelligent friend.” –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Deep-Simplicit…

20/ Ice Age by John Gribbin. "Best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!" –Charlie Munger amazon.com/Ice-Age-John-G…

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