Top 5 books recommended by Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is known for his value investing and his frugal lifestyle. He has donated billions of dollars to charity and is the world's third-richest person.

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How To Win Friends And Influence People
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How To Win Friends And Influence People
  • By: Dale Carnegie
  • Narrator: Andrew Macmillan
  • Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
  • Publish date: January 01, 1998
  • Language: English
  • (789658 ratings)
(789658 ratings)

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.

Updated for today’s readers, Dale Carnegie’s timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions.One of the best-known... Read more
The Intelligent Investor
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The Intelligent Investor
  • By: Benjamin Graham
  • Narrator: Bill McGowan
  • Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: June 21, 2005
  • Language: English
  • (107378 ratings)
(107378 ratings)

I obviously recommend, first and foremost, [this book]. Considered to be the 'Bible of Value Investing.

“By far the best book on investing ever written.” –Warren Buffett The definitive book on value investing, this hardcover edition feature’s Benjamin Graham’s original wisdom from 1949 and includes a foreword by John C.... Read more
Warren Buffett's Ground Rules
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Warren Buffett's Ground Rules
  • By: Jeremy C. Miller
  • Narrator: Tom Perkins
  • Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: April 26, 2016
  • Language: English
  • (928 ratings)
(928 ratings)

If you are fascinated by investment theory and practice, you will enjoy this book.

Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned guru’s “ground rules” for investing–guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today. In the... Read more
Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
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Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
  • By: Fred Schwed
  • Length: 4 hours 2 minutes
  • Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
  • Publish date: September 03, 2020
  • Language: English

The funniest book ever written about investing.

Humorous and entertaining, this book exposes the folly and hypocrisy of Wall Street. The title refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively, he asked where all the customers’ yachts... Read more
Shoe Dog
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Shoe Dog
  • By: Phil Knight
  • Narrator: Norbert Leo Butz
  • Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
  • Publish date: January 01, 2016
  • Language: English
  • (206716 ratings)
(206716 ratings)

The best book I read this year.

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his... Read more

Books written by Warren Buffett

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