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EAN: 9780752805993 Edition: New Ed Format: Import ISBN: 0752805991 Label: Orion mass market paperback Manufacturer: Orion mass market paperback Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: February 03, 1997 Publisher: Orion mass market paperback Studio: Orion mass market paperback Average Rating:
 Rating: - The Omaha ManThis is an amazing look into the life of a man who was born to make money. He absolutely knew from a very young age that he would be rich. Most of us have no idea what we want to be until after we graduate, but Warren Buffett always knew what he wanted to be. The author made me feel as if I actually knew Buffett personally. Good job. Rating: - The Business Genius as Everyman (Almost)Note: The review that follows is of the Second Edition. I recently re-read this Buffett biography (first published in 1995 and now re-issued with a new Afterword, dated January 2008) and then read Alice Schroeder's The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. Both are first-rate. Which to select if reading only one? That depends on how much you wish to know about Buffett's personal life, including his relations with various family members, and how curious you are about ... Read More Rating: - Wonderful, Almost Fairy Tale Like, Biography of Warren BuffetRoger Lowenstein did a remarkable job in researching and writing the story of Warren Buffet. The book is delightful to read, and it balances well the personal and professional sides of Mr. Buffet. I find it amazing how the simplicity and unconventionalism (not to call it old-fashion style) of Mr. Buffet, adhering to basic Graham-Dodd principles of value investing and incarnating the opposite of all the Wall Street hype has proved successful over such a long time-span. I highly recommend this book to ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent BiographyThis is an excellent biography of Warren Buffett's life and why and how he has become the incredible person he is today. It is interesting and also well-written. It could make you an investor if you are not already one. Rating: - Great Read - Could Use More Updated Materials and a Bit More Investing PhilosophyWhen I first came across this book, I had planned on reading a Buffet biography for quite some time. I hesitated for a while because there were so many options. As I enjoyed reading Roger Lowenstein's, When Genius Failed, I made my decision to read this particular book based solely on my knowledge of the author. Fortunately, Lowenstein did not disappoint. Indeed, this Buffet biography is very well written and will be entertaining to both the lay person and professional investor, alike. If I could ... Read More |
