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- David Senra The episode tells the story of Li Lu — the only outsider Charlie Munger said he ever trusted with his money — who survived a horrific childhood and made Munger half a billion dollars. source ↗
Summary
Li Lu's autobiography recounts his journey from a childhood in the Cultural Revolution — during which his family was persecuted and his father died in a labour camp — to his role as one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Li escaped China after the crackdown, eventually studying at Columbia University and becoming a prominent investor and political activist in exile.