Billionaire Reading List
What Warren Buffett Reads
Warren Buffett reads 500+ pages a day. Here are the books he recommends most.
“The best investment you can make is in yourself. Read 500 pages every day. That’s how knowledge works — it builds up like compound interest.”
11 books • Links are affiliate (details below)
The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
“By far the best book on investing ever written.”Buy on Amazon
Business Adventures
by John Brooks
“Bill Gates and I both agree this is the best business book we've ever read.”Buy on Amazon
Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Charles T. Munger
“Charlie has the best 30-second mind in the world. This book captures his wisdom.”Buy on Amazon
The Outsiders
by William N. Thorndike
“An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.”Buy on Amazon
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert B. Cialdini
“Charlie Munger says: 'Cialdini has done more to illuminate the dark arts of persuasion than any other psychologist.'”Buy on Amazon
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
“Charlie Munger recommends this as essential reading for understanding human behavior and evolutionary psychology.”Buy on Amazon
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
“Kahneman's work on cognitive biases is the most important psychology book of the century. Understanding System 1 and System 2 thinking is essential for any serious investor.”Buy on Amazon
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
by Dale Carnegie
“Carnegie's practical wisdom on conquering worry is just as powerful as his book on winning friends. Live in day-tight compartments. The best antidote to anxiety ever written.”Buy on Amazon
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
by Alice Schroeder
“The only authorized biography — Buffett gave Schroeder unprecedented access. Essential reading for understanding how compounding applies to relationships, knowledge, and capital alike.”Buy on Amazon
Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
by Fred Schwed Jr.
“The funniest book ever written about Wall Street. Schwed's wit cuts through the nonsense of the financial industry with timeless precision.”Buy on Amazon
Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
“Chernow's masterpiece on America's first Treasury Secretary — the man who created the financial system that built the nation. Hamilton understood credit, debt, and central banking before anyone.”Buy on Amazon
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