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In this somewhat unique biography, business writer Alice Schroeder draws on her access to papers as well as many interviews with businessman Warren Buffet as she provides a comprehensive, humanizing portrait of the public and private side of her subject.
Details
Narrated by:
Richard McGonagle
Edition Description:
Abridged
Size
Height:
6.3 in.
Width:
5.5 in.
Thickness:
1.2 in.
Weight:
9.6 oz.
Publisher's Note
Highlighted by extensive interviews with Buffett, as well as family, friends, and colleagues, a detailed portrait of the life and career of legendary investment guru Warren Buffett sheds new light on the man, as well as on the work, ideas, business principles, strategies, and no-nonsense insights that have guided his phenomenally successful business endeavors. Simultaneous.
Industry reviews
"Mr. Buffett made a smart choice when he chose Alice Schroeder as his Boswell. Yes, he found an appreciative biographer with whom he seems to have a warm rapport. But he also found a writer able to keep pace with the wild swerves in the Buffett story and the intricacies of Mr. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway business empire. Ms. Schroeder is as insightful about her subject’s precise anticipation of current financial crises as she is about his quirky personal story. And she is a clear explicator of fiscal issues. This sprawling, colorful biography will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way....Fascinating." (09/28/2008)
"[T]he most nuanced portrait of Buffett to date....The writing is lively and mostly understated...." (10/05/2008)
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by Alice Schroeder
(Author), Richard Mcgonagle (Reader)
In
this startlingly frank account of Buffett's life, Schroeder, a former managing
director at Morgan Stanley—and hand picked by Buffett to be his
biographer—strips away the mystery that has long cloaked the word's richest man
to reveal a life and fortune erected around lucid and inspired business vision
and unimaginable personal complexity.
In
a book that is dominated by unstinting descriptions of Buffett's appetites—for
profit, women (particularly nurturing maternal types), food (Buffett maintained
his and his family's weight by "dangling money")—it is refreshing
that Schroeder keeps her tone free of judgment or awe; Buffett's plain-speaking
suffuses the book and renders his public and private successes and failures
wonderfully human and universal.
Schroeder's
sections detailing the genesis of Buffett's investment strategy, his early
mentoring by Benjamin Graham (who imparted the memorable "cigar butt"
scheme: purchasing discarded stocks and taking a final puff). Inspiring
managerial advice abounds and competes with gossipy tidbits (the married
Buffett's very public relationship with Washington Post editor Katherine
Graham) in this rich, surprisingly affecting biography.
Reviews:
“The mandatory book to read in these treacherous times of financial crisis.…A
thoughtful and intimate biography of the globe’s wisest investor.” –Forbes
“Will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that
way.” The Snowball tells a
fascinating story.”–New York Times
“If the replication of any great achievement first requires knowledge of how it
was done, then The Snowball, the
most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will
ever get, should become a Bible for capitalists.” —Washington Post
“Anyone who has been watching events unfold in recent months–which
would be everyone–can now appreciate the wisdom of Buffett....The most
authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our
time.”–Los Angeles Times “Even people who don't care a whit about business will be intrigued by this
portrait… Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years
interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely
been seen.” —Time Magazine
"Schroeder, a former analyst, has a meat-and-potatoes style that
matches the homespun wisdom of her subject...Now more than ever, Buffett's
emphasis on fundamentals seems like genius. It's the perfect moment for a great
book on an immensely inspiring capitalist."–People, four stars
“Schroeder, a former investment analyst, is well equipped to elucidate
Buffett’s deals…[and] Buffett’s life abounds with good stories.” —The New
Yorker
“An instructive chronicle of financial success at a moment when financial
failure is on everyone’s mind....All you wanted to know about Warren
Buffett–and more.”—Wall Street Journal
“You will learn a lot about one of the nation's most compelling and important
men from reading The Snowball.”
—Boston Globe
“In The Snowball, novice
biographer Alice Schroeder gives us one of the most detailed, candid life
stories ever published…It is almost impossible to stop reading.” —Christian
Science Monitor
“A penetrating and personal look at the Oracle of Omaha…An astute, and at
times riveting, read–especially now.”—BusinessWeek
“Everyone knows that in a deep and liquid capital market like that of the US, it is just about
impossible to beat the stock market averages over anything more than the short
term. But Buffett has been ahead of the curve for most of the past 50 years,
making him one of the world’s richest people. Alice Schroeder’s massive
authorized biography, The Snowball,
provides some clues about how he’s done it.” —Financial Times
“In this startlingly frank account of Buffett’s life, Schroeder, a former
managing director at Morgan Stanley–and hand picked by Buffett to be his
biographer–strips away the mystery that has long cloaked the word’s richest man
to reveal a life and fortune erected around lucid and inspired business vision
and unimaginable personal complexity.” —Publishers Weekly
“This massive–and highly readable–text (produced with Buffett’s full
cooperation) is an unvarnished and well-paced biography that is essential for
all public and academic business collections.” —Library Journal
“For students of the Oracle of Omaha, or even those looking for a little
reassurance during the crisis, Schroeder's book is a fascinating study of
America's most successful investor.” —New York Post
“If you've looked at your 401(k) statement and started to fear that everyone in
financial markets is either greedy, predatory or incompetent, do yourself a
favor. Take $35 out of the mattress and buy a copy of Alice Schroeder's The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business
of Life. At a time like this, it's a real comfort: Buffet is
living proof there's at least one wholly rational person managing money…an
excellent and highly enjoyable look at the business titan.” —Houston Chronicle
“Ms. Schroeder does a good job of pulling…volunteered disclosures out of Mr.
Buffett but her real contribution is her own investment expertise which enables
her to make the convoluted financing schemes over the last 50 years
understandable to lay readers and truly instructive to the business information
junkie.” —Washington Times
“This is a fast-paced, precisely drawn profile of a man who, despite his high
visibility in the financial world, isn’t someone we’ve known much about… We do
now.” —Kansas City Star
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