Tag: books
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Two Hundred Good Books by C.F. Braun, List Two
In my previous post, I detailed the books recommended by famous industrialist and inspiration of Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett, C.F. Braun in his publication, Two Hundred Good Books. I did this as a bit of a public service, as the contents of Braun’s book is not available in print or online despite the availability…
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Two hundred good books recommended by C. F. Braun
Reading Poor Charlie’s Almanack, it’s fascinating to see that the good ideas in life and business seem to be repackaged for each new generation. For Charlie Munger (and by extension Warren Buffet), one of their oracles was C. F. Braun, the founder of the C.F. Braun Engineering Company of Alhambra, CA, which at the time…
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Kinokuniya Books, one of our favorite places
Kinokuniya Books next to Bryant Park in Manhattan is really great. It’s full of all sorts of books, magazines, and stationery that you won’t find anywhere else, at least outside of Japan. It’s inspiring to go there because you’ll always find something new to catch your eye. Their first floor is full of English language…
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Bread Illustrated, my pick for top breadmaking cookbook
This past month I was deep in the early learning phases of making yeasted bread and I came across this great book, Bread Illustrated by America’s Test Kitchen. After looking through dozens of cookbooks, it was exactly what I was looking for. I was struggling to understand the timing of everything: When making a bread,…
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