Poor Charlie's Almanack
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles Mungerby Charles T. Munger
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended for clearly thought-out, time-tested views; one critic finds its repeated speech a rehash.
Recommended for clearly thought-out, time-tested views; one critic finds its repeated speech a rehash.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clearly thought out, time-tested
“most of the text was very clearly thought out, and time-tested over decades of stunning success”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Poor Charlie's Almanack” Good reading at year boundaries
“excellent idea to read this at year ending/ year beginning”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Poor Charlie's Almanack” Broad agreement with its views
“I've found I broadly agree with him on a ton of stuff”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Some favorite pieces inside
“these two are some of my favorite”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 on Hacker News
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Repeats the same speech
“a disappointing rehash of the same funny speech seven times”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Poor Charlie's Almanackby Charles T. MungerThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've found I broadly agree with him on a ton of stuff”
“these two are some of my favorite”
“most of the text was very clearly thought out, and time-tested over decades of stunning success”
“a disappointing rehash of the same funny speech seven times”
“excellent idea to read this at year ending/ year beginning”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.