Charlie Munger
Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett's long-time partner and the original champion of mental models. Munger's intellectual hero was Benjamin Franklin. His reading list is the definition of Lindy — he preferred books that had survived centuries.
7
Timeless books
10,268
Avg Lindy score
250 yrs old
Oldest book
Stood the test of time — old, widely published, and repeatedly endorsed
“Adam Smith was a genius. The Wealth of Nations is the best single book ever written on how economies work.”
“Benjamin Graham's margin of safety concept is the foundation of rational investing. Everything else is noise.”
“The Durants understood that history rhymes. This book is the best antidote to thinking your moment is unique.”
“Cialdini's influence on my thinking has been very great. I recommend Influence to everyone.”
“Dale Carnegie understood human psychology before psychologists did. This book is timeless.”
“John Brooks understood that business disasters are always fundamentally human dramas.”
“Gawande's checklist principle is the best argument for systems thinking over intuition I've ever read.”