A great behind the scene look at Munger’s personal life. An emphasis on the series of event that shaped him into the man he became in life. As he would say life is all about knowing where you will die and never going there. Invert invert invert.

It’s an interesting read. People love to talk about self made people but when you read their stories you see what happened. He attended Harvard Law like his grandfather who was a judge. His family owned summer homes on an island in one of the Great Lakes. He was of humble beginnings.

That being said his story is interesting and there are lessons to be learned from hearing his perspective.

interesting biography about one of the world's smartest business men.i took away some nice lessons, however, to me it was not the most inspirational biography, at some parts rather boring

My first reaction when I finished this book was "not a great book, but I know a bit more about Charlie Munger than I did before... three stars". But the more I think about it the less I like it. My second impression was "this a terrible book about an interesting person... two stars". But as I start to commit my thought to "paper" I'm very tempted to drop my rating to one star as I start to question how interesting the subject really is: why is it that when a person earns enormous wealth, they automatically become fascinating to us all?

Obviously when an individual goes from well-off to being a billionaire, there is a natual curiousity - how did he do it, what can I learn from him, etc? And Charlie Munger is more interesting than most billionaires - he appears to have a very curious, multi-faceted mind; and for a conservative figure, I was pleasantly surprised by his liberal social streak. But with his keen interest in family, boating and fishing, and his crusty, slightly know-it-all nature, I wouldn't say he's that much more interesting, or that different, from than the average grandfatherly figure you come across.

And the book, as a book, is a mess. The writing and editing are surprisingly amateurish; and the format is all over the place. It starts off chronologically, but then shifts to chapters dedicated to certain investments or causes, interspersed with bucolic scenes of Charlie and the family (boating and fishing) at their cottage. The book ends in the late 90s - an update addressing the unprecedented market happenings of the past dozen years would have been useful. Overall, a surprisingly shoddy effort, particularly for a topic with such high standards.

Book about Charlie Munger ... though written in 2000 ... a new one needed to capture last 20 yrs.
Reco: RW

the Damn Right book is fantastic, is the real deal on Munger. C Munger kept refusing co-operating on the book until he couldn't. So Jane got access to Munger, his whole family, and many business associates around him. She was even invited to spend the summer with the Munger family on their vacation island. So majority of the book is original materials (not though from Internet research). I just started yesterday and is half way through, I can't put it down. I wish I don't have to work to continue to read it.

Excellent biography of the great Charlie Munger:

Main takeaways:

. Charlie Munger’s Midwestern family valued hard work and integrity.
• He started his career as a lawyer but moved gradually into the life of an investor.
• Family has always mattered to Charlie; he has eight children from two marriages.
• Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett met in 1959 and got along immediately.
• The successes of Charlie’s law fi rm, Munger, Tolles, and his hedge fund, Wheeler,
. Munger & Co., founded in 1962, furthered his career as an independent investor.
• Munger and Buffett built an informal partnership, investing together throughout the 1970s.
• The two created the present structure of the Berkshire Hathaway holding company
in the early 1980s, and have been profi tably investing in companies ever since.
• Charlie has always been an honest businessman, and is the fi rst to admit to his mistakes.
• He promotes social causes, including abortion rights and quality health care.
• He earned his status as one of the world’s foremost investors

Chapter 20 is what i liked and is worthy, if you have not read Snowball.

The only approved biography of Charlie Munger.

Loved it; fab read on a serious contributor to the global brains trust

It's a short biography of Charlie's life. Everything from his struggles in 20s up to building his wealth with Berkshire and Wesco. Story with plenty of ups and downs. You get a rough feeling of what kind of person Charlie is, but it doesn't get much deeper into his personality.
Every book, which give you an insight into Charlie's and Warren's life is well worth the time and money; however, this one is missing a bit of depth to be considered for a great read.

Mostly gossip about his family, very little about his investing career.

Boringggggg