№ 01
“The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog, by Nike's Phil Knight. Phil is a very wise, intelligent and competitive fellow who is also a gifted storyteller.” source
CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most successful investors in history. He has often said reading is the foundation of his work. Picks below come from his shareholder letters, his foreword to Security Analysis, and well-documented interviews.
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2017
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All Warren Buffett book recommendations.
№ 02
“Then I read chapter eight of Ben Graham's The Intelligent Investor, the chapter dealing with how investors should view fluctuations in stock prices. Immediately the scales fell from my eyes, and low prices became my friend. Picking up that book was one of the luckiest moments in my life.” source
№ 03
“Rather than listen to their siren songs, investors, large and small, should instead read Jack Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” source
№ 04
“It's Business Adventures, by John Brooks. I'll send you my copy.” source
№ 05
“The Outsiders, by William Thorndike, Jr., is an outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation. It has an insightful chapter on our director, Tom Murphy, overall the best business manager I've ever met.” source
№ 06
“Carol Loomis, who has been invaluable to me in editing this letter since 1977, has recently authored Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.” source
№ 07
“Just buy a copy and carry it around; it will make you look urbane and erudite.” source
№ 08
“A road map for investing that I have now been following for 57 years.” source
№ 09
“The funniest book ever written about investing, it lightly delivers many truly important messages on the subject.” source
№ 10
“I am an eager reader of whatever Phil has to say, and I recommend him to you.” source
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