• Tao of Charlie Munger

  • A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth with Commentary by David Clark
  • By: David Clark
  • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
  • Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (701 ratings)

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By: David Clark
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Publisher's summary

Words of wisdom from Charlie Munger - Warren Buffett's longtime business partner and the visionary Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway - collected and interpreted with an eye towards investing by David Clark, coauthor of the best-selling Buffettology series.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924 Charlie Munger studied mathematics at the University of Michigan, trained as a meteorologist at Cal Tech Pasadena while in the Army, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School without ever earning an undergraduate degree. Today, Munger is one of America's most successful investors, the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffett's business partner for almost 40 years. Buffett says "Berkshire has been built to Charlie's blueprint. My role has been that of general contractor." Munger is an intelligent, opinionated business man whose ideas can teach professional and amateur investors how to be successful in finance and life.

Like The Tao of Warren Buffett and The Tao of Te Ching, The Tao of Charlie Munger is a compendium of pithy quotes including, "Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant" and "In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time - none, zero." This collection, culled from interviews, speeches, and questions and answers at the Berkshire Hathaway and Wesco annual meetings, offers insights into Munger's amazing financial success and life philosophies. Described by Business Insider as "sharp in his wit and investing wisdom," Charlie Munger's investment tips, business philosophy, and rules for living are as unique as his life story; intelligent as he clearly is; and as successful as he has been.

©2017 David Clark (P)2017 Simon & Schuster

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it's okay

If you watch munger YouTube videos this book will not add much to your overall knowledge.

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Good and precise

I liked how the lessons are organized and precise which give lessons from Charlie's life and Investment. Some very deep critical thinking thoughts. I personally enjoyed listening the whole book.

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Great quotes by the world's best investor

Charlie provides a ton of insight about life, investing and business. Short chapters you can always refer back to anytime.

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informative and thought provoking

Great listen. I feel like there is much one can take away from thos listen that will positively impact their lives going forward.

There is one aspect about the Audiobook I feel conflicted about. Each chapter seems to be written in such a way that it can be read independent from the rest of the book. This results in some thoughts and stories being repeated numerous times. This isn't all bad though, because it does help reinforce the core messages from different perspectives but some times it's just purely repetitive.

I did enjoy it, but I feel it was designed more to be a coffee table book and the print version would probably be better to own than the Audiobook.

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Think for yourself

That is what this book, Charly and Investing is all about. Think for yourself. Worth the price.

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best mentioned ever. I am very inspired by Charlie

his philosophies are world class and very inspiring. I love what he stands for and all the knowledge shared.

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Too short!

Enjoyed it but wished it had been longer! Might have helped to have longer quotes as well - and to have better differentiated between Munger's voice and the author's voice.

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Great content but Audio isn't good enough

Like all of my other reviews, this was great content, but lacks the ability to review specific portions. I guess that's a part of the business model huh? 'Literacy' is under assault, but let's leverage people's dedication to substance so we can sell them the paper back and the digital kindle version... If that's the case, then I think you have a short-term & short-sighted business model. We need the images and text (0s & 1s) to go along with the Audio otherwise, the Audiobook is just someone reading me a story so I can go to bed more easily. Come on Amazon crew. Advocate for a customer.

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Just awesome!

Lots of great wisdom from a man with experience. Listened to this audiobook three times.

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What a good listen

So wise and this book is perfect for audio format. Really enjoyed listening to this book.

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