Warren Buffett’s Ten Favorite Business Books

“An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.”

7. A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers by Peter Bevelin

For years Buffett has preached the importance of investing in financially sound companies for the long-term. This book explains that idea in a little deeper detail.

“Sums up what Charlie [Munger] and I have been saying over the years in annual reports and at annual meetings.”

8. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Want to learn about how Nike grew to be the biggest shoe company in the world? Buffett did and he loved the story.

“The best book I read in 2015.”

9. Dream Big by Cristiane Correa

Buffett learns a lot by studying other business people, a lesson we should learn from studying him. This book chronicles the rise of three businessmen who built the largest business empire in Brazil during the 1970s.

“My friend — and now partner — Jorge Paulo and his team are among the best businessmen in the world. He is a fantastic person and his story should be an inspiration to everybody, as it is for me.”