Books Recommended by Buffett (Worth Reading Repeatedly, with Brief Reviews) Rating: Essential Reading for Investors💎 *The Intelligent Investor* - Just read it! *Security Analysis* - A seminal work in securities analysis *Common Sense About Mutual Funds* - Essential reading for fund investors *The Essays of Warren Buffett to His Partners* - Simply put: a must-read *The Wealth of Nations* - Difficult to read, but essential. *Common Sense About Growth Stocks* - The underlying logic of Buffett's later-stage investing. Rating: 5 stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *My Life Is Slightly Shorter Than Modern American History* - A great book written by Buffett's confidante *Howard Max's Annual Memoirs* - Not a book, but better than a book *The Essays of Warren Buffett to His Shareholders* - A distillation of Buffett's decades of shareholder letters *The Essays of Warren Buffett to His Shareholders: Investment Principles* - Different from the above *Business Adventures* - A book recommended by Buffett for Bill Gates *Stocks for the Long Run, 6th Edition* - A data enthusiast's dream come true *The Most Important Thing* - Buffett read it twice in his later years. *Shoe Dog*, the autobiography of Nike's founder, is excellent. *Watson, the founder of the IBM empire, is a deeply moving and relatable autobiography. *Competitive Strategy* is challenging to read but worthwhile. *The Complete Peter Lynch Series* – Warren Buffett bought a set for all his children. *Economics*, Paul Samuelson edition, provides some basic knowledge. *The Outsider* defines what a top-tier executive is. Rating: 4 stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ *The Ten Commandments of Management* – Reflections on the management career of the former president of Coca-Cola. *Competitive Advantage* – An analysis of the "moat" concept. *40 Opportunities* – I'm impressed by Buffett's eldest son. *Jack Welch's Autobiography* – More story-driven than *Winning*. *Only the Paranoid Survive* – Strategic turning points are not points but lines. *Crisis 1932* – A good book for Roosevelt fans. *A Short History of Nearly Everything* – Not... Often interesting; money is nothing compared to the universe. Fermat's Last Theorem: Understandable after high school graduation. "Tap Dancing to Work": Seems like motivational, but actually hardcore. "Millions in America": Walmart, the old man's lifelong ambition. "The Investment Bible - The True Story of Buffett": 1.77 million words, for Buffett fans. "Retail Investor Supremacy": How to protect retail investors from a regulatory perspective. "Super Money": Humorous stories of strange people and events in investing. "The Money Game": A companion volume to the previous one. "Where Are the Customers' Yachts?": Humorous and witty, self-deprecating from industry insiders. "The Book of Persuasion": Keynes's book, this one is easy to read. "The Art of Investing": Keynes's letters to his partners, worth reading. "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money": Only Chapter Twelve is understandable. "The Great Crash of 1929": Lessons from others. *The Big Market 1982-2004* (Good read) *In an Uncertain World* (A high-level perspective on the market) *The Art of Speculation* (The author lived to 105) *Too Big to Fail* (The game between financial institutions and regulatory bailouts) *The Gambler* (Winning with geniuses, losing with fools) *The Smartest Man in the Room* (Enron, on how important the character of management is) *The CEOs of Warren Buffett* (Managers at Berkshire Hathaway) *Stress Testing* (The game between regulatory market institutions) *3G Capital Empire* (The rise of Budweiser's major shareholders) *The Equity Wars That Are Breaking Out* (Including letters from Graham and others, very insightful) *Billion Dollar Bailout* (Buffett's latest recommendation, on the Fed's decisions during the pandemic) *Source Code* (Bill Gates's teenage autobiography, light and enjoyable, worth reading)