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Charles T. Munger (1924–2023) was an investor, businessman,
 and former real estate attorney. He was the vice-chairman of Berkshire 
Hathaway, the multinational conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett. 
He was chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation from 1984 to 2011. He was
 also chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation and a director of Costco
 Wholesale Corporation.



Peter D. Kaufman
 is the chairman and CEO of Glenair, Inc. He is a former director of 
Wesco Financial Corporation and Daily Journal Corporation. In 2005, he 
edited and published Poor Charlie’s Almanack, a compilation of talks given by his longtime friend Charlie Munger. He lives in California.




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From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. 
 "A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billion-dollar education inside this book."—Shane Parrish, founder of Syrus Partners and Farnam Street 
 "Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up," Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack.  
 Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries. 
 Poor Charlie’s Almanack draws on Munger’s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics—and more besides—to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making. Delivered with Munger’s characteristic sharp wit and rhetorical flair, it is an essential volume for any reader seeking to go to bed a little wiser than when they woke up.

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Foreword by John B. Collison


Foreword by Warren E. Buffett




Rebuttal by Charles T. Munger




Introduction by Peter D. Kaufman




Chapter 1 A Portrait of Charles T. Munger




Chapter 2 Remembering: The Children on Charlie




Chapter 3 The Munger Approach to Life, Learning, and Decision-Making




Chapter 4 Eleven Talks

Talk One

Harvard School Commencement Speech 
Talk One Revisited 




Talk Two

A Lesson On Elementary, Worldly Wisdom
 

 Talk Two Revisited

Worldly Wisdom, Updated: Q&A with Charlie
 




Talk Three 

A Lesson On Elementary, Worldly Wisdom, Revisited
 

Talk Three Revisited






Talk Four

Practical Thought about Practical Thought? 

Talk Four Revisited






Talk Five

Harvard Law School 50th Reunion Address
 

Talk Five Revisited






Talk Six

Investment Practices of Leading Charitable Foundations
 

Talk Six Revisited






Talk Seven

Philanthropy Roundtable
 

Talk Seven Revisited






Talk Eight

The Great Financial Scandal of 2003
 

Talk Eight Revisited






Talk Nine

Academic Economics
 

Talk Nine Revisited






Talk Ten

USC Gould School of Law Commencement Address
 




Talk Eleven

The Psychology of Human Misjudgment
 

Talk Eleven Revisited





Appendix



Endnotes



Recommended Reading



Acknowledgments



Index