Founders #380 · · 7 books
Four Hundred Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words
The book this episode covers
Buffett and Munger Unscripted
Alex W. Morris (editor) · Reading rank 257
David highly recommends buying the book, calls it a no-brainer, and tells listeners to treat it as a topical reference rather than reading it straight through.
Founder theme · Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Books David recommends along the way
Play Nice But Win
Michael Dell with James Kaplan · Reading rank 48 · in 8 other episodes
David calls both Michael Dell autobiographies excellent, including the second autobiography, Play Nice But Win.
Explicit praise · Founder theme
All I Want to Know Is Where I'm Going to Die So I'll Never Go There
Peter Bevelin · Reading rank 103 · in 5 other episodes
David says that if a listener could read only one book on Buffett and Munger, this is the book he would choose.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Founder theme
Also mentioned
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham (editor); Warren E. Buffett · Reading rank 126 · in 6 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
Hess, The Last Oil Baron
Tina Davis and Jessica Resnick-Ault · Reading rank 194 · in 3 other episodes
David returns to Hess’s use of discarded residual oil to illustrate opportunity hiding in plain sight, comparing it with Sam Zemurray’s banana business.
Cross-episode reference · Founder theme
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works