#380 Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words

“The book discusses three decades of investment and business insights from the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meetings, arranged by topic for easy reference.”

“The speaker mentions reading a bunch of biographies of Jay Gold, who was a prominent figure in the railroad industry.”

“Munger heavily recommends 'Writing Titan', the biography of Rockefeller, written by Ron Chernow.”

“Bloomberg's autobiography is mentioned as one of the favorite books, discussing his decision-making process.”

“There's a great book called 'All I Want to Know is Where I'm Going to Die, So I'll Never Go There', which discusses opportunity costs.”

“The speaker mentions reading a book titled 'What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett', which discusses insights from a successful business owner who sold to Buffett.”

“They mentioned See's Candy over and over again forever. It's probably the most commonly mentioned business in this book.”

“Maybe Coca-Cola is up there as well. The only part I really want to pull out about See's is that it taught them, there's two benefits.”

“Charlie Munger speaks highly of Connie Brooks' book, which is a biography of Steve Ross, noting her insightful writing and the interesting story.”

“Munger mentions rereading Carl Van Doren's biography of Ben Franklin, recalling how good the book is.”

“Buffett highlights a chapter in Keynes' book that relates to market psychology and behavior, suggesting it offers wisdom for investments.”

“Buffett mentions reading 'The Quotable Einstein', which contains Einstein's commentary over the years and is described as a great read.”

“Munger discusses Robert Hagstrom's book on Warren Buffett, expressing surprise at its quality and contribution to investment thought.”

“Munger praises 'Titan' by Ron Chernow as one of the best business biographies he has read, specifically about John D. Rockefeller.”

“Buffett recommends Catherine Graham's autobiography, 'Personal History', calling it a terrific book.”

“Buffett describes 'The Essays of Warren Buffett' as the most representative book of his views, compiled by Larry Cunningham.”

“Munger mentions reading 'Plex' by Stephen Levy about Google, finding it interesting and noting the unique engineering cultures it discusses.”