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Charlie Munger
Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023 · Berkshire Hathaway
Charlie Munger (1924 to 2023) was an American investor, lawyer and philanthropist, and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway from 1978 until his death. Warren Buffett called him his closest partner and credited him as the architect of modern Berkshire’s philosophy, the man who talked him out of buying fair businesses at wonderful prices and into buying wonderful businesses at fair prices. Munger preached a latticework of mental models drawn from many disciplines, and read biography, science and history relentlessly in pursuit of it.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
by Arthur Herman · 2001 · History
“A lot of really important stuff like: the first modern nation, the first literate society, the ideas for modern democracy and free markets, all originated with the Scots.” — via Book List
Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader
by Frank Partnoy · 1997 · Business
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
by Nancy Forbes, Basil Mahon · 2014 · Science
“It's a combination of scientific biography and explanation of the physics, particularly relating to electricity. It's just the best book of its kind I have ever read, and I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down.” — via Book List
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow · 1998 · Biography
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert B. Cialdini · 1984 · Self-Help
“I immediately sent copies of Cialdini's book to all my children. I also gave Cialdini a share of Berkshire stock [Class A] to thank him for what he had done for me and the public.” — via Speech
