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Poor Charlie's almanack : the essential wit & wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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Poor Charlie's almanack : the essential wit & wisdom of Charles T. Munger

by Charles T. Munger, Peter D. Kaufman

This collection of eleven lectures delivered between 1986 and 2007 explores investment strategy, philanthropy, and decision-making. Drawing on business, history, and philosophy, the volume introduces a latticework of mental models for rational thinking.

Accession 29402 ISBN 9781953953230 Publisher Stripe Press
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