The book this episode covers
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham (editor); Warren E. Buffett · Reading rank 126 · in 6 other episodes
David calls Buffett's shareholder letters an unparalleled education and says the teachings should be part of business-school curriculum.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Books David recommends along the way
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp · Reading rank 14 · in 16 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett · Reading rank 16 · in 47 other episodes
David recommends the Kindle version of Buffett's shareholder letters as a cheap, searchable resource.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace · Reading rank 17 · in 19 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Marc Andreessen's Blog Archive
Marc Andreessen · Reading rank 25 · in 14 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Distant Force
George A. Roberts with Robert J. McVicker · Reading rank 40 · in 12 other episodes
David calls the two Henry Singleton books in the archive fantastic, including Distant Force.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike Jr. · Reading rank 45 · in 9 other episodes
David calls the two Henry Singleton books in the archive fantastic, including The Outsiders.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
James J. Hill
Michael P. Malone · Reading rank 72 · in 5 other episodes
David quotes the book's contrast of James J. Hill's meticulous cost discipline against a competitor's cost ignorance.
Founder theme
Tuxedo Park
Jennet Conant · Reading rank 110 · in 6 other episodes
David calls Tuxedo Park a fantastic book and identifies its central lesson as focusing on the single most important problem.
Explicit praise
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
Julian Guthrie · Reading rank 127 · in 9 other episodes
David attributes a Larry Ellison maxim about self-deception to this book.
Founder theme
De Gaulle
Julian Jackson · Reading rank 187 · in 5 other episodes
David applies the survival lesson he learned from the De Gaulle biography while discussing Buffett’s avoidance of financial ruin.
Founder theme
Henry Clay Frick
Quentin R. Skrabec Jr. · Reading rank 249 · in 1 other episode
Cross-episode reference
Also mentioned
Heroes
Paul Johnson · Reading rank 89 · in 7 other episodes
David applies Julius Caesar's rule of using simple words to Buffett's shareholder writing.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Unstoppable
Joshua M. Greene · Reading rank 247 · in 1 other episode
David uses an aphorism from Unstoppable about even smart people making self-defeating mistakes to introduce Buffett's discussion of resisting temptation.
Founder theme
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