Poor Charlie Almanack


Author: Peter D. Kaufman
Rating: 3/5

The book is a collection of speeches and talks by Charlie Munger, revised in a later edition by the very Charlie himself. The talks spans very long time in Charlie career’s and are almost always spoken in front of the elites of the American society of the time.

I found the read not very entertaining, maybe due to the titular character style of delivery.
It is not exemplar in rhetoric but certainly the speaker is very authoritative on the matter.

The book is inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard Almanack” which aim was to impart everyday knowledge. Likewise, Charlie is trying to educate the reader on the core ideas and frameworks that have shaped his lengthy career at Berkshire Hathaway.

I retain very little of the read, mainly because I was annoyed at the style - too much repetition and the use of Omahas’ vernacular wasn’t much helpful towards a perfect comprehension of the concepts.

However, the book has invaluable insight in the functioning of a brilliant mind and there are many takeaways that, correctly and with effort applied in your daily life can help you.

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