Description
Book SynopsisUncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger's curmudgeonly facade. This book presents an account of the family, personal, and business life of the idiosyncratically complex figure.
Table of Contents1 An Extraordinary Combination of Minds 1
2 The Lake—A Place That Defines Munger 9
3 The Nebraskans 19
4 Surviving the Wars 33
5 Putting Together a New Life 47
6 Munger Makes His First Million 60
7 A Combination of Big Ideas 72
8 Pound-for-Pound, the Best Law Firm 80
9 Operating Wheeler, Munger Out of a Utility Room 92
10 Blue Chip Stamps 110
11 See's Candy Teaches a Lesson 123
12 The Belous Case 135
13 The Buffalo Evening News 141
14 Charlie Munger Goes to War with the Savings and Loan Industry 149
15 The Blossoming of Berkshire Hathaway 164
16 Berkshire in the 1990s—Power Building 176
17 Salomon Brothers 189
18 The Daily Journal Corporation—A Modest Media Empire 203
19 Doing Good at Good Samaritan Hospital 215
20 Elder Statesman and Conscience of the Investment World 227
21 A Time to Reap Rewards 240
Appendix A. Wheeler, Munger Partnership 251
Appendix B. Interview List 252
Appendix C. Time Line—The Life and Career of Charles T. Munger 253
Appendix D. Charles T. Munger's Speeches 257
Notes 277
Index 289
