Peter Bevelin begins his fascinating book with Confucius' great wisdom: "A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake." Seeking Wisdom is the result of Bevelin's learning about attaining wisdom. His quest for wisdom originated partly from making mistakes himself and observing those of others but also from the philosophy of super-investor and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charles Munger. A man whose simplicity and clarity of thought was unequal to anything Bevelin had seen. In addition to naturalist Charles Darwin and Munger, Bevelin cites an encyclopedic range of thinkers: from first-century BCE Roman poet Publius Terentius to Mark Twain—from Albert Einstein to Richard Feynman—from 16th Century French essayist Michel de Montaigne to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett. In the book, he describes ideas and research findings from many different fields. This book is for those who love the constant search for knowledge. It is in the spirit of Charles Munger, who says, "All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there." There are roads that lead to unhappiness. An understanding of how and why we can "die" should help us avoid them. We can't eliminate mistakes, but we can prevent those that can really hurt us. Using exemplars of clear thinking and attained wisdom, Bevelin focuses on how our thoughts are influenced, why we make misjudgments and tools to improve our thinking. Bevelin tackles such eternal questions as: Why do we behave like we do? What do we want out of life? What interferes with our goals? Read and study this wonderful multidisciplinary exploration of wisdom. It may change the way you think and act in business and in life.

虽然查理・芒格的图片已经刊登在《财富》这样著名杂志的封面，而且他在几家报纸上也露过面，但对这位被人们认为是投资巨头沃伦・巴菲特的“幕后智囊”的人写得却很少――直到现在。 用巴菲特的话来说，芒格是9个孩子的父亲，凭着本身的头脑成为亿万富翁，他的职业生涯是他天赋、博学、忠诚及“疱丁解牛”般智慧的明证。巴菲特本人赞誉芒格是开拓他视野的人，然而，这部关于投资界最神秘、最迷幻人物的书，却揭示了查理・芒格不仅仅是站在巴菲特皇冠后的人。 素材的收集来自芒格本人史无前例的配合、沃伦・巴菲特大量的访问、演讲手稿和其他书面文字。通过本书，你可以了解伯克希尔公司副官席芒格先生如何拥护伦理企业操作――诚实、坚忍不拔;如何在经济上保持独立，并对家庭、社团及世界负责。