books recommended by Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$88.9 billion as of December 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$88.9 billion as of December 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world.

books recommended by Warren Buffett

Influence

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini, PhD

Shoe Dog

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

How To Win Friends and Influence People

How To Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charlie Munger

The Intelligent Investor

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

Seeking Wisdom

Seeking Wisdom

Peter Bevelin

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

William N. Thorndike

A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

The Moment of Lift

The Moment of Lift

Melinda Gates

Security Analysis

Security Analysis

Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd

Where Are the Customers' Yachts?

Where Are the Customers' Yachts?

Fred Schwed Jr.

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Philip A. Fisher

The Most Important Thing Illuminated

The Most Important Thing Illuminated

Howard Marks

Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger

Tren Griffin

Tools and Weapons

Tools and Weapons

Brad Smith

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

John C. Bogle

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

Common Sense on Mutual Funds

John C. Bogle

Personal History

Personal History

Katharine Graham

Business Adventures

Business Adventures

John Brooks

Stress Test

Stress Test

Timothy F. Geithner

The Essays of Warren Buffett

The Essays of Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett & Lawrence A. Cunningham

Jack

Jack

Jack Welch

Life Is What You Make It

Life Is What You Make It

Peter Buffett

The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing

Howard Marks

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

John Maynard Keynes

Bull!

Bull!

Maggie Mahar

The Clash of the Cultures

The Clash of the Cultures

John C. Bogle

The Man Behind the Microchip

The Man Behind the Microchip

Leslie Berlin

Investing Between the Lines

Investing Between the Lines

L.J. Rittenhouse

Limping on Water

Limping on Water

Phil Beuth

Essays in Persuasion

Essays in Persuasion

John Maynard Keynes

In an Uncertain World

In an Uncertain World

Robert E. Rubin & Jacob Weisberg

40 Chances

40 Chances

Howard G. Buffett

The Ten Commandments for Business Failure

The Ten Commandments for Business Failure

Donald R. Keough

The Wealth Choice

The Wealth Choice

Dennis Kimbro

Firefighting

Firefighting

Ben S. Bernanke et al.

The One Week Budget

The One Week Budget

Tiffany Aliche

The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

Albert Einstein

Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks

Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks

Philip A. Fisher

The Making of The President

The Making of The President

Theodore White

The Theory of Investment Value

The Theory of Investment Value

John Burr Williams

The Farmer from Merna

The Farmer from Merna

Karl Schriftgiesser

Nuclear Terrorism

Nuclear Terrorism

Graham Allison

The Smartest Guys in the Room

The Smartest Guys in the Room

Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind

The Science of Hitting

The Science of Hitting

Ted Williams

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

Joe Nocera

Supermoney

Supermoney

Adam Smith

First A Dream

First A Dream

Jim Clayton

Dream Big

Dream Big

Cristiane Correa

Take on the Street

Take on the Street

Arthur Levitt & Paula Dwyer

Secrets of Successful Sales

Secrets of Successful Sales

Alison Edgar

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules

Jeremy C. Miller

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Warren Buffett's book recommendations

Influence

Shoe Dog

How To Win Friends and Influence People

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