From the legendary vicechairman of Berkshire Hathaway lessons in investment strategy philanthropy and living a rational and ethical life.amp10amp10amp10amp10A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billiondollar education inside this book.amp10amp10Shane Parrish founder of Syrus Partners and Farnam Streetamp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp8220Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke upamp8221 Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlies Almanack. Originally published in 2005 this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vicechairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries.amp160amp10amp10amp10amp10Edited by Peter D. Kaufman chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Mungeramp8212whom he calls amp8220this generationamp8217s answer to Benjamin Franklinamp8221amp8212this abridged Stripe Press edition of Poor Charlieamp8217s Almanack features a brandnew foreword by Stripe cofounder John Collison. amp160amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10amp10Poor Charlieamp8217s Almanack draws on Mungeramp8217s encyclopedic knowledge of business finance history philosophy physics and ethicsamp8212and more besidesamp8212to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life learning and decisionmaking. Delivered with Mungeramp8217s characteristic sharp wit and rhetorical flair it is an essential volume for any reader seeking to go to bed a little wiser than when they woke up.