The investor’s bookshelf

Buffett, Munger and the investors who think in decades.

8 books

Step 1
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
The long biography of Warren Buffett.
Amazon
Step 2
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett and Lawrence Cunningham
Buffett’s shareholder letters, arranged by topic.
Amazon
Step 3
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Charlie Munger
Munger’s talks and mental models.
Amazon
Step 4
The Outsiders
William Thorndike
Eight CEOs who allocated capital unusually well.
Amazon
Step 5
A Man for All Markets
Ed Thorp
Ed Thorp beats blackjack, then the stock market.
Amazon
Step 6
The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman
Jim Simons and the rise of quant investing.
Amazon
Step 7
Richer, Wiser, Happier
William Green
Interviews with a set of the world’s great investors.
Amazon
Step 8
Stay the Course
John C. Bogle
John Bogle on Vanguard and the index fund.
Amazon