Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
- Author
- David Landes
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 650
- Recommended
- 3 times
Why it’s on the list: David Landes’s sweeping economic history arguing that culture, climate, institutions and openness to innovation explain the gap between rich and poor nations.
Where I heard about it
- Charlie Munger — on his reading list in Poor Charlie’s Almanack, the perennial list of books that build a latticework of multidisciplinary mental models.
- A reply to @typesfast — named in answer to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in a thread on X, June 2025. Full list: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
- Li Lu — on Li Lu’s Recommended Book List, under Value Investing, Finance, and Capitalism.
Connections
- Poor Charlie’s Almanack — surfaced on Charlie Munger’s recommended-reading list.
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — recommendation #2: named in this crowd-sourced thread.