Poor Charlie’s Almanack
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Poor Charlie’s Almanack is a widely acclaimed collection of Charlie Munger’s speeches, essays, and wisdom on investing, decision-making, and multidisciplinary thinking.
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| Poor Charlie’s Almanack canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2979847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poor Charlie’s Almanack Context triple: [Charlie Munger, notableWork, Poor Charlie’s Almanack]
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A.
The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor is a classic book on value investing that lays out Benjamin Graham’s principles for analyzing securities, managing risk, and investing with a margin of safety.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
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D.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a bestselling self-help and personal development book by Stephen R. Covey that outlines a principle-centered approach to effectiveness in both personal and professional life.
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E.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poor Charlie’s Almanack Target entity description: Poor Charlie’s Almanack is a widely acclaimed collection of Charlie Munger’s speeches, essays, and wisdom on investing, decision-making, and multidisciplinary thinking.
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A.
The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor is a classic book on value investing that lays out Benjamin Graham’s principles for analyzing securities, managing risk, and investing with a margin of safety.
-
B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
-
C.
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
-
D.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a bestselling self-help and personal development book by Stephen R. Covey that outlines a principle-centered approach to effectiveness in both personal and professional life.
-
E.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| about |
Berkshire Hathaway’s approach to capital allocation
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Charlie Munger’s investment philosophy ⓘ checklists for decision-making ⓘ human misjudgment ⓘ latticework of mental models ⓘ worldly wisdom ⓘ |
| author |
Charlie Munger
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surface form:
Charles T. Munger
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor | Peter D. Kaufman ⓘ |
| genre |
business
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investing literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ personal development ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Charlie Munger’s essays
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Charlie Munger’s speeches ⓘ commentary on Charlie Munger’s ideas ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
avoiding standard stupidities
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checklist discipline ⓘ circle of competence ⓘ compounding ⓘ continuous improvement ⓘ ethics in business ⓘ intellectual humility ⓘ long-term thinking ⓘ opportunity cost ⓘ probabilistic thinking ⓘ psychological biases ⓘ rationality ⓘ risk management ⓘ temperament in investing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Poor Richard's Almanack
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surface form:
Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Berkshire Hathaway
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behavioral economics ⓘ business ethics ⓘ decision-making ⓘ investing ⓘ lifelong learning ⓘ mental models ⓘ multidisciplinary thinking ⓘ psychology of misjudgment ⓘ value investing ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there.
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Invert, always invert. ⓘ The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting. ⓘ |
| titleInspiredBy |
Poor Richard's Almanack
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surface form:
Poor Richard’s Almanack
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