Thepersonallyrevealingandcompletebiographyofthemanknowneverywhereas“TheOracleofOmaha“--forfansoftheHBOdocumentaryBecomingWarrenBuffettHereisthebookrecountingthelifeandtimesofoneofthemostrespectedmenintheworld,WarrenBuffett.ThelegendaryOmahainvestorhasneverwrittenamemoir,butnowhehasallowedonewriter,AliceSchroeder,unprecedentedaccesstoexploredirectlywithhimandwiththoseclosesttohimhiswork,opinions,struggles,triumphs,follies,andwisdom.Althoughthemediatrackhimconstantly,Buffetthimselfhasnevertoldhisfulllifestory.Hisrealityisprivate,especiallybycelebritystandards.Indeed,whilethehomespunpersonathatthepublicseesistrueasfarasitgoes,itgoesonlysofar.WarrenBuffettisanarrayofparadoxes.Hesetouttoprovethatniceguyscanfinishfirst.Overtheyearshetreatedhisinvestorsaspartners,actedastheirsteward,andchampionedhonestyasaninvestor,CEO,boardmember,essayist,andspeaker.Atthesametimehebecametheworld’srichestman,allfromthemodestOmahaheadquartersofhiscompanyBerkshireHathaway.Noneofthisfitstheterm“simple.“WhenAliceSchroedermetWarrenBuffettshewasaninsuranceindustryanalystandagiftedwriterknownforherkeenperceptionandbusinessacumen.Herwritingsonfinanceimpressedhim,andasshecametoknowhimsherealizedthatwhilemuchhadbeenwrittenonthesubjectofhisinvestingstyle,noonehadmovedbeyondthattoexplorehislargerphilosophy,whichisboundupinacomplexpersonalityandthedetailsofhislife.Outofthiscamehisdecisiontocooperatewithheronthebookabouthimselfthathewouldneverwrite.NeverbeforehasBuffettspentcountlesshoursrespondingtoawriter’squestions,talking,givingcompleteaccesstohiswife,children,friends,andbusinessassociates--openinghisfiles,recallinghischildhood.Itwasanactofcourage,asTheSnowballmakesimmenselyclear.Beinghuman,hisownlife,likemostlives,hasbeenamixofstrengthsandfrailties.Yetnotablethoughhiswealthmaybe,Buffett’slegacywillnotbehisrankingonthescorecardofwealth;itwillbehisprinciplesandideasthathaveenrichedpeople’slives.ThisbooktellsyouwhyWarrenBuffettisthemostfascinatingAmericansuccessstoryofourtime.PraiseforTheSnowball“Evenpeoplewhodon’tcareawhitaboutbusinesswillbeintriguedbythisportrait....Schroeder,aformerinsurance-industryanalyst,spentyearsinterviewingBuffett,andtheresultisasideoftheOracleofOmahathathasrarelybeenseen.“--Time“WillmesmerizeanyoneinterestedinwhoMr.Buffettisorhowhegotthatway.TheSnowballtellsafascinatingstory.“--NewYorkTimes“Ifthereplicationofanygreatachievementfirstrequiresknowledgeofhowitwasdone,thenTheSnowball,themostdetailedglimpseinsideWarrenBuffettandhisworldthatwelikelywilleverget,shouldbecomeaBibleforcapitalists.“--WashingtonPost“Rivetingandencyclopedic.“--WallStreetJournal“Amonumentalbiography...SchroedergotthebestaccessyetofanyBuffettbiographer....ShedealsoutmarvelouslyfunnyandpoignantstoriesaboutBuffettandtheconglomerateheruns,BerkshireHathaway.“--Forbes“ThemostauthoritativeportraitofoneofthemostimportantAmericaninvestorsofourtime.“--LosAngelesTimes
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