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Poor Charlie’s Almanack – Charlie Munger
Non-fiction / 11th March 2021

Introduction I have been wanting to read Poor Charlie’s Almanack for some time but could not find it. Recently, I managed to borrow this book. It contains the speeches and talks by the author himself. It wants to present the readers with Charlie’s general thought processes when considering an investment. Author Charlie Munger is an American investor and former real estate attorney. He is the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, so he is the partner of Warren Buffett. Content Poor Charlie’s Almanack has 4 chapters, an introduction, and Charlie Munger’s Recommended Books. Chapter 1 contains 4 subchapters. These are A Portrait of Charles T Munger By Michael Broggie, Praising Old Age, Remembering, The Children on Charlie, and And Bill Gates has to Say:. Chapter 2 is The Munger Approach to Life, Learning, and Decision Making. Chapter 3 is Mungerism: Charlie Unscripted Highlights from Recent Berkshire Hathaway and Wesco Financial Annual Meetings By Whitney Tilson. Chapter 4 is Eleven Talks. These talks include 1) Harvard School Commencement Speech, 2) A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom as It Relates to Investment Management and Business, 3) A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom, Revisited Stanford Law School, 4) Practical Though About Practical Thought?, 5)…