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Books like The Manual of Ideas
The best books like The Manual of Ideas are The Intelligent Investor, Poor Charlie's Almanack, and The Education of a Value Investor. The Manual of Ideas by John Mihaljevic is about value investing, investment analysis, security selection. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Intelligent Investor
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Benjamin Graham · Economics
The Intelligent Investor is Benjamin Graham's case that successful investing has less to do with picking the right stocks than with managing your own behavior.
Both dig into value investing.
Read the summary → - Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Charlie Munger · Business
Poor Charlie's Almanack is a compilation of speeches, essays, and interviews from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's longtime business partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - The Education of a Value Investor
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The Education of a Value Investor
Guy Spier · Memoir
The Education of a Value Investor is Guy Spier's memoir of his transformation from a mediocre fund manager shaped by Wall Street's short-term incentives into a focused, long-term value investor working from Zurich.
Both dig into value investing.
Read the summary → - Margin of Safety
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Seth Klarman · Economics
Margin of Safety is Seth Klarman's 1991 treatise on value investing, subtitled "Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor." The book has never been reprinted and used copies sell for hundreds to thousands of dollars, giving it a near-mythical status among serious investors.
Both dig into value investing.
Read the summary → - Competition Demystified
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Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn · Business
Competition Demystified is Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn's deliberate simplification of competitive strategy — a counterweight to the complexity of the Porter Five Forces framework, which they argue gives strategists too many variables and not enough analytical clarity.
Shares value investing and business analysis with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - The Warren Buffett Way
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Robert G. Hagstrom · Business
The Warren Buffett Way is Robert Hagstrom's systematic account of how Warren Buffett thinks about investing.
Shares value investing and business analysis with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - Buffettology
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Mary Buffett · Economics
Buffettology is Mary Buffett and David Clark's attempt to systematize Warren Buffett's investment approach by working backward from decisions he made over several decades.
Shares value investing and business analysis with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - The Dhandho Investor
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Mohnish Pabrai · Economics
The Dhandho Investor is Mohnish Pabrai's application of value investing principles through the lens of "dhandho" — a Gujarati word roughly translating to business and wealth creation conducted with minimal risk.
Shares value investing and business analysis with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - The Warren Buffett Portfolio
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Robert G. Hagstrom · Economics
The Warren Buffett Portfolio is Robert Hagstrom's attempt to articulate not just what Buffett buys, but how he thinks about portfolio construction — specifically his case for concentration over diversification.
Shares value investing and business analysis with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
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Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
Bruce Greenwald · Economics
Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond is Bruce Greenwald's attempt to update and extend the tradition that Benjamin Graham established.
Shares value investing and portfolio management with The Manual of Ideas.
Read the summary → - Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements
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Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements
Mary Buffett · Business
Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements is Mary Buffett's guide to reading the three core financial statements — income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement — through the lens Warren Buffett uses when evaluating companies.
Both dig into value investing.
Read the summary → - A Wealth of Common Sense
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Ben Carlson · Economics
A Wealth of Common Sense is Ben Carlson's argument that individual investors outperform most professionals not by being smarter but by doing fewer things and making fewer mistakes.
Both dig into portfolio management.
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Books like The Manual of Ideas: quick answers
What are the best books like The Manual of Ideas?
The best books like The Manual of Ideas by John Mihaljevic are The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger, The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman, Competition Demystified by Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Manual of Ideas, such as value investing, investment analysis, security selection.
What should I read after The Manual of Ideas?
A natural next read after The Manual of Ideas is The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. Both dig into value investing. Other strong choices are Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger, The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman.
What books are similar to The Manual of Ideas by John Mihaljevic?
The Manual of Ideas centers on value investing, investment analysis, security selection. Books with a similar feel include The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger, The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier, Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman, Competition Demystified by Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn, The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
