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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Carl Van Doren
1938
T2 845 pages · about 14h 5m to read Open Librarygoodreads

The standard mid-century Franklin biography; Munger's model of a working life

Who recommended it 1

Charlie MungerreportedSource

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The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
T1 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 1791
Open LibraryGoodreads

A printer's rise in colonial America and his chart for practising thirteen virtues.

Recommended by: Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason and 4 others

Benjamin Franklin: An American LifeBenjamin Franklin: An American Life
T2 Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson · 2003
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Franklin's life as printer, scientist, diplomat and founder.

“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson

Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com

Recommended by: Alfred Lin, Andrew Wilkinson, Mohnish Pabrai and 7 others

The Americanization of Benjamin FranklinThe Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
T3 The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Gordon S. Wood · 2004
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Franklin's reinvention from imperial gentleman into American businessman

“if you haven't read much about Ben Franklin, that's what I would suggest” — Joel Greenblatt

Source: Masters in Business transcript: Joel Greenblatt (2020)

Recommended by: Joel Greenblatt

The First AmericanThe First American
T4 The First American
H.W. Brands · 2000
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A life of Benjamin Franklin, the foremost American of his day.

Recommended by: Ev Williams

Men to Match My MountainsMen to Match My Mountains
T4 Men to Match My Mountains
Irving Stone · 1956
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Narrative of the American West's mining and railroad fortunes

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The PatriarchThe Patriarch
T2 The Patriarch
David Nasaw · 2012
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Joseph P. Kennedy's life in banking, film, the stock market and politics.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Morgan Housel

Where it sits in the reference 2

Business and Corporate History
Business themes
Benjamin Franklin
Biographies

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Biography and MemoirGeneral HistoryPolitical Leaders and PolicymakersAmerican History