Books recommended by Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger is a renowned American businessman and investor, best known for his partnership with Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway. He gained fame through his value investing philosophy and successful business career.
The recommended books showcase Munger’s eclectic taste in literature, often blending self-help, history, and investing themes. Authors like Benjamin Franklin, who embodies the rational self-improvement spirit of Munger’s recommendations, share stories of personal growth and innovation that have inspired his investment approach.
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (by Walter Isaacson). Recommended by Brandon Stanton , Charlie Munger , Ed Zschau , Elon Musk , George Raveling , Ray Dalio , Scott Belsky , Tim Ferriss
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (by Jared Diamond). Recommended by Bill Gates , Charlie Munger , Daniel Ek , Jesse Williams , Joe Rogan , Patrick Arnold , Simon Sinek , Stewart Brand , Jamie Dimon , Mark Manson , Margaret Atwood , James Clear
- Pride in Performance: Keep It Going! (by Les Schwab). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Warren Buffett
- Einstein: His Life and Universe (by Walter Isaacson). Recommended by Bill Gates , Charlie Munger , Ed Zschau , George Raveling , Mark Zuckerberg , Ray Dalio , Sam Altman , Scott Belsky
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (by John C. Bogle). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Mr. Money Mustache , Warren Buffett
- A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class (by Joe Nocera). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Warren Buffett
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: (by Benjamin Franklin). Recommended by Brandon Stanton , Charlie Munger , Cory Booker , Elon Musk , Paul Graham , Vince Vaughn , Walter Isaacson , Jamie Dimon
- The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century (by Istvan Hargittai). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (by Jared Diamond). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Models of My Life: (by Herbert A Simon). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Getting It Done: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge (by Roger Fisher). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Andrew Carnegie: (by Joseph Frazier Wall). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (by Steven Pinker). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity (by John Gribbin). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe (by Gino Segre). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (by Arthur Herman). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information (by Robert Wright). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy (by Robert G. Hagstrom). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Master of the Game: How Steve Ross Rode the Light Fantastic from Undertaker to Creator of the Largest Media Conglomerate in the World (by Connie Bruck). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Benjamin Franklin: (by Carl Van Doren). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Ice Age: (by John Gribbin). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader (by Frank Partnoy). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History (by Gregory Zuckerman). Recommended by Charlie Munger
- Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos (by Garrett Hardin). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Shane Parrish
- The Selfish Gene: (by Richard Dawkins). Recommended by Bob Metcalfe , Brian Armstrong , Charlie Munger , Elon Musk , Ev Williams , Matt Ridley , Mr. Money Mustache , Nick Szabo , Phil Libin , David Deutsch , Mark Manson , Tai Lopez
- Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive (by Robert Cialdini). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Alex Hormozi
- In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (by Steven Levy). Recommended by Charlie Munger , John Doerr
- Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics (by Nancy Forbes). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Naval Ravikant
- Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire (by James Wallace). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Paul Graham , Carlos Slim
- Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (by Matt Ridley). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Mark Zuckerberg , Naval Ravikant , Nick Szabo
- A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing (by Lawrence M. Krauss). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Christopher Paolini
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Jamie Dimon , Brad Delong
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (by Robert Cialdini). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Alexis Ohanian , Charlie Munger , Guy Kawasaki , Max Levchin , Naval Ravikant , Neil Strauss , Noah Kagan , Ramit Sethi , Samy Kamkar , Scott Adams , Tobi Lütke , Andrew Wilkinson , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Mark Manson , Alex Hormozi , Michael Hyatt , James Clear
- The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success (by William N. Thorndike). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Charlie Munger , Warren Buffett , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Sam Hinkie , Michael Dell
- Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company (by Andrew S. Grove). Recommended by Ben Horowitz , Bill Gates , Charlie Munger , Marc Andreessen , Steve Jobs , Vinod Khosla , Balaji Srinivasan , Jamie Dimon
- Outliers: The Story of Success (by Malcolm Gladwell). Recommended by Bill Gates , Charlie Munger , DJ Vlad , Dwayne Johnson , James Altucher , Joe Rogan , Shaun White , Will Smith , Jay-Z , Carlos Slim
- The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design (by Richard Dawkins). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Jeff Bezos , Steven Pinker , David Deutsch
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (by Ron Chernow). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Jason Calacanis , Ray Dalio , Ryan Holiday , Anthony Pompliano , Austen Allred , David Friedberg
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (by Roger Fisher). Recommended by Ann Miura-Ko , Charlie Munger , Drew Houston , Dustin Moskovitz , Nick Ganju , Tim Draper , Tim Ferriss