Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and one of the most successful investors of all time.
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Business Adventures
Warren Buffett's favorite book about business.
John Brooks
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Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
The funniest book ever written about investing. - Warren Buffett
Fred Schwed
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
The ever-popular book about my partner. - Warren Buffett
Charlie Munger
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Jack
Terrific. - Warren Buffett
Jack Welch
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The Warren Buffett CEO
We have as fine an array of operating managers as exists at any company. (You can read about many of them in [this book]). - Warren Buffett
Robert P. Miles
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How To Win Friends and Influence People
In my office, you will not see the degree I have from the University of Nebraska, or the master’s degree I have from Columbia University, but you’ll see the certificate I got from the Dale Carnegie course. - Warren Buffett
Dale Carnegie
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Personal History
The best autobiography I’ve ever read. - Warren Buffett
Katharine Graham
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Common Sense on Mutual Funds
Cogent, honest, and hard-hitting. A must read for every investor. - Warren Buffett
John C. Bogle
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The Great Crash 1929
A wonderful book. - Warren Buffett
John Kenneth Galbraith
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
Investors – large and small – should [read this book]. - Warren Buffett
John C. Bogle
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One Thousand Ways to Make $1000
Very early, probably when I was seven or so, I took this book. - Warren Buffett
F.C. Minaker
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The Intelligent Investor
I obviously recommend, first and foremost, [this book]. Considered to be the 'Bible of Value Investing.' - Warren Buffett
Benjamin Graham
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Supermoney
In this book, [the author] says I like baseball metaphors. He’s right. - Warren Buffett
Adam Smith
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The Clash of the Cultures
Warren Buffett recommended this book in his 2012 Annual Letter.
John C. Bogle
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The Moment of Lift
I think this is one of the best books I've ever read. - Warren Buffett
Melinda Gates
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The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
[The author]'s best ability is to cut to the chase on an issue, to cut through the bureaucratic fog. Keep it simple is his principle and mine too. - Warren Buffett
Donald R. Keough
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The Most Important Thing Illuminated
When I see memos from [this author] in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read. I always learn something, and that goes double for his book. - Warren Buffett
Howard Marks
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The Man Behind the Microchip
[The author] does an excellent job of capturing the Bob Noyce I knew: part small-town boy, part big-time genius and always a wonderful friend and citizen. - Warren Buffett
Leslie Berlin
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The Outsiders
An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation. - Warren Buffett
William N. Thorndike
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MiTek
You’ll learn how my interest in the company was originally piqued by my receiving in the mail a hunk of ugly metal whose purpose I couldn’t fathom. - Warren Buffett
Jim Healey
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40 Chances
Forgive a parent when I say I couldn't be more proud of him, as would his mother be if she were alive to watch him. As you read his words, you will understand why. - Warren Buffett
Howard G Buffett
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
It’s very impressive [to] read about people pondering how to figure out the weight of the Earth or something in the 18th century. - Warren Buffett
Bill Bryson
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Limping on Water
Much of what you become in life depends on whom you choose to admire and copy. Start with Tom Murphy, and you’ll never need a second exemplar. - Warren Buffett
Philip Beuth
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Pride in Performance
It’s an interesting book. - Warren Buffett
Les Schwab
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A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers From Warren Buffett
Sums up what Charlie and I have been saying over the years in annual reports and at annual meetings. - Warren Buffett
Peter Bevelin
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Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks
Very good. - Warren Buffett
Philip A. Fisher
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Security Analysis
A road map for investing that I have now been following for 57 years. - Warren Buffett
Benjamin Graham
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A Piece of the Action
A terrific history of the credit card business. - Warren Buffett
Joe Nocera
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The Most Important Thing
This is that rarity, a useful book. - Warren Buffett
Howard Marks
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Showing Up for Life
[The author] is as wise as his son is brilliant. I’ve learned a lot from both of them and believe everyone can benefit from the insights [the author] shares in this book. - Warren Buffett
Bill Gates Sr.
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The Science of Hitting
Said the most important thing in hitting is waiting for the right pitch. - Warren Buffett
Ted Williams
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Shoe Dog
The best book I read [in 2015]. - Warren Buffett
Phil Knight
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
Talked about investment speculation and the propensity of people to speculate. - Warren Buffett
John Maynard Keynes
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Warren Buffett's Ground Rules
If you are fascinated by investment theory and practice, you will enjoy this book. - Warren Buffett
Jeremy C. Miller
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Bull!
[A book] that investors can learn much from. - Warren Buffett
Maggie Mahar
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Keeping At It
I think you’ll enjoy reading [this book]. - Warren Buffett
Paul A. Volcker
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Dream Big
[This] story should be an inspiration to everybody, as it is for me. - Warren Buffett
Cristiane Correa
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Take on the Street
Excellent. - Warren Buffett
Arthur Levitt
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Warren Buffett recommended this book in his 2003 Annual Letter.
Bethany McLean
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Nuclear Terrorism
A must-read for those concerned with the safety of our country. - Warren Buffett
Graham Allison
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In an Uncertain World
Warren Buffett recommended this book in his 2003 Annual Letter.
Robert Rubin
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
I am an eager reader of whatever [this author] has to say, and I recommend him to you. - Warren Buffett
Philip A. Fisher
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Investing Between the Lines
Warren Buffett recommended this book in his 2012 Annual Letter.
L.J. Rittenhouse
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The Making of the President 1960
I love reading good political books, starting with [this book]. - Warren Buffett
Theodore H. White
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Essays in Persuasion
Reading [this author] will make you smarter about securities and markets. - Warren Buffett
John Maynard Keynes
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The Farmer from Merna
By 1999 [State Farm] had amassed a tangible net worth exceeding that of all but four American businesses. If you want to read how this happened, get a copy of [this book]. - Warren Buffett
Karl Schriftgiesser
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Stress Test
Sensational . . . [This book] will forever be the definitive work on what causes financial panics and what must be done to stem them when they occur. - Warren Buffett
Timothy F. Geithner
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First A Dream
I made an offer [to buy Clayton Homes] based solely on [this book] my evaluation of Kevin, the public financials of Clayton and what I had learned from the Oakwood experience. - Warren Buffett
Jim Clayton
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