Andrew Carnegie by Joseph Frazier Wall

Why it’s on the list: Joseph Frazier Wall’s definitive, Bancroft Prize-winning biography of Andrew Carnegie — his rise from immigrant bobbin boy to steel titan and pioneering philanthropist.

Where I heard about it

• Charlie Munger — on his reading list, recommended in Poor Charlie’s Almanack.
• Li Lu — on Li Lu’s Recommended Book List, the Himalaya Capital bibliography, in its closing section on Biography and Others (cited in the University of Pittsburgh Press 1989 edition). Two recommenders from the same lineage: Li Lu manages money for Munger’s family.

Connections

• Poor Charlie’s Almanack — surfaced on Charlie Munger’s recommended-reading list.
• Li Lu · Himalaya Capital — the second recommender; his list carries Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack in the same section, which is the same taste twice.