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Tao of Charlie Munger
David Clark
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Dive into Warren Buffett's right-hand genius with "The Tao of Charlie Munger" - the investment bible Andrew Wilkinson read "20 times" and calls "better than any MBA." Discover why multidisciplinary thinking and concentrated investments outperform conventional wisdom in just 3 hours.

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When Brilliance Meets Patience: The Munger Paradox

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A man sits reading six hundred pages a day while his peers frantically trade stocks on multiple screens. He holds cash earning nearly nothing while others leverage themselves to the hilt chasing returns. He admits ignorance freely while Wall Street experts project certainty about everything. This man-Charlie Munger-and his partner Warren Buffett turned $100 invested in 1965 into over $2 million by 2015, a 20.8% annual return spanning five decades. The secret wasn't complexity or speed. It was something far more difficult: disciplined simplicity in a world addicted to action. While most investors treat the stock market like a casino, Munger approached it like a scholar studying civilizations-patiently, broadly, and with brutal honesty about what he didn't know. His wisdom extends far beyond finance, offering a blueprint for clear thinking in an age of noise.

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The Seduction of Speed and Its Hidden Dagger

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The Circle You Can Actually Draw

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The Radical Act of Doing Nothing

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The Business Behind the Ticker Symbol

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The Psychology of Not Losing Your Mind

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The Armor of a Well-Spent Life

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