{"product_id":"poor-charlies-almanack-the-essential-wit-and-wisdom-of-charles-t-munger-9781953953230","title":"Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billion-dollar education inside this book.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Shane Parrish, founder of Syrus Partners and Farnam Street \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,\" Charles T. Munger advises in \u003ci\u003ePoor Charlie's Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger--whom he calls \"this generation's answer to Benjamin Franklin\"--this abridged Stripe Press edition of Poor Charlie's Almanack features a brand-new foreword by Stripe cofounder John Collison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Charlie's Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e draws on Munger's encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics--and more besides--to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making. Delivered with Munger's characteristic sharp wit and rhetorical flair, it is an essential volume for any reader seeking to go to bed a little wiser than when they woke up.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stripe Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568921284882,"sku":"9781953953230","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16cbb6e8-e29e-43dc-ad21-e506bde4dea9.jpg?v=1731951828","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poor-charlies-almanack-the-essential-wit-and-wisdom-of-charles-t-munger-9781953953230","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}