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For all value investors and Charlie Munger enthusiasts, don't miss out on "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." This book was a favorite of Munger's, and it's packed with practical wisdom. Franklin's life story teaches us about frugality, hard work, and building good habits—essential principles for success in both life and investing. Munger, a rational thinker himself, drew inspiration from Franklin's...

The Way to Wealth is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin. It is a compilation of advice that originally appeared in Poor Richard's Almanack. The advice is organized into a speech delivered by a character called Father Abraham to a group of individuals. The essay emphasizes principles related to work ethic and frugality, and many of the phrases quoted by Father Abraham remain recognizable and relevant...

“The Mutiny of the Elsinore” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912. The character "De Casseres",...

Nie będzie przesadą stwierdzenie, że niemal każde zdanie przelane przez Benjamina Franklina na papier niesie cenne przesłanie. Jego analityczny umysł stale doszukiwał się rozwiązań i ulepszeń, które można zastosować w życiu codziennym. Ten wybitny amerykański polityk i wynalazca, dziś uznawany za bohatera narodowego, poza swoją działalnością zawodową i dobroczynną, zapisał się w historii właśnie licznymi...