The reading list of the great investors
Read the books that made the world’s best investors.
Not our opinion — theirs. Every book here is one that Buffett, Munger, Li Lu, Pabrai, Klarman and dozens of other legends have publicly recommended, ranked by how many of them stand behind it, with the source for each.
33 legendary investors
· 91 books · every pick sourced
Read like the greats
Flip through the investors — each shelf is the books they’ve publicly praised. Hover to browse; it pauses while you look.
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
The most successful investor of all time — turned a failing textile mill into Berkshire Hathaway.
See the full shelf (11) →Buffett recommends
Charlie Munger
Berkshire Hathaway
Buffett's partner and the patron saint of mental models.
See the full shelf (20) →Munger recommends
Michael Burry
Scion Capital
The doctor-turned-investor who foresaw the 2008 crash — 'The Big Short.'
See the full shelf (8) →Burry recommends
Seth Klarman
The Baupost Group
The 'Oracle of Boston' — his out-of-print book sells for over $1,000 used.
See the full shelf (8) →Klarman recommends
Howard Marks
Oaktree Capital
His Oaktree memos are required reading — Buffett opens them first.
See the full shelf (6) →Marks recommends
Mohnish Pabrai
Pabrai Investment Funds
Won a $650,100 charity lunch with Buffett — then built a career 'cloning' him.
See the full shelf (9) →Pabrai recommends
Ackman recommends
Joel Greenblatt
Gotham Capital
Compounded roughly 40% a year for two decades at Gotham Capital.
See the full shelf (4) →
Guy Spier
Aquamarine Capital
Wrote the most honest memoir in investing after that famous Buffett lunch.
See the full shelf (15) →Spier recommends
Bruce Greenwald
Columbia Business School
The professor who trains Wall Street's value investors at Columbia.
See the full shelf (5) →Greenwald recommends
Browse by subject
Value investing draws on far more than balance sheets — psychology, biology, history and clear thinking.
Sourced, not invented
Every recommendation links back to a real public source — a shareholder letter, interview or reading list. Empty shelves stay empty.
Ranked by consensus
Books rise by how many independent legends recommend them — not by who pays us.
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