Buffett

Who and what is Warren Buffett? Superbly written by Roger L. Author has analysed Buffett’s thinking, approach and hard work which goes into his investment ideas.A genius unravelled.

The fact that Buffett is a genius and has similar raw brain power like Shakuntala Devi becomes pretty clear from the start in the book. This book does a good job of succinctly putting WEB's investment philosophy (for details there are many other books) and how he used to frame his opinion on businesses. It is very detailed with respect to his life, personality, his business journey and has many interesting nuggets of information.Though this book is dated now, but according to many investors (and I agree with their opinion), still presents the best biography on WEB and shows how he built layer upon layer of knowledge in his unprecedented investment journey. This is the one to read!

Page quality is good and it's binding is good.

Great read....look inside Buffets life like no other investment book

The value this book gives to an investor is beyond my comprehension.The Best book on Warren Buffett's life, investments, etc.Extremely detailed !!

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Quality of the book is good and the print is amazing

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An amazing story about Warren Buffett, and written in a way that the reader does not need to be an expert in finance. Would recommend.

This book is probably literally worth it's weight in gold. As an insider's perspective on Buffet's journey, it is filled with rich background, captivating stories, and nowdays unique but none-the-less good old-fashioned investing principles. I'm struck by the simplicity of the investment approach, coupled with diligence, integrity and focus - and its proven ability to yield massive returns. Thank you Mr. Lowenstein for a fantastic book, and thank you Mr. Buffett for demonstrating beyond dispute how well these principles work!

El libro que todo inversor debe leer...., pero no pude acabarlo. Se me hizo monótono y pesado. Tras sus inicios, y su comienzo de éxito, el libro se vuelve repetitivo y a mí no me deja ninguna enseñanza en el plano moral sobre esta persona. Hará ricos a muchos pero deja mucho que desear sobre su forma de tratar a su familia. No recomiendo su lectura, mejor comprarlo de segunda mano y te ahorras unos cuantos euros

What a great biography about a great person. This book gives a really superb insight into a very gifted man who is passionate about his business. Unlike many rich people he has an air of humility which is very refreshing. I have read it many times and always enjoy the experience. I bought this copy for one of my sons in the hope he will glean some wisdom from it to help him make his way in life - at the moment money falls through his fingers like water. Here's hoping!

"Investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike", Warren Buffett's teacher, Benjamin Graham, once wrote.This book is a fantastic biography of Warren Buffett. I think anyone who wants to learn about Warren Buffett or his investment techniques etc should first read this book before anything else (including his essays).This book is written time-chronogically, from the time around the early 1930s (Buffett was born in August 1930) to around 1994. Here we can observe how Buffett had a great desire to be rich since he was young, but in his teen years, after being involved in several business ventures, he longed for a method which is more consistent in making money.Meeting Benjamin Graham when he was 19/20 years old solved this longing for Buffett. He became a devoted investor in businesses since then. After working under Graham for several years, Buffett began a partnership (noticed how confident he was, despite his young age, to be successful) when he was 26 years old (in 1956) and achieved a 29.4% compounded annual return in the fund (he dissolved the partnership in 1969). During these 14 years, Buffett learnt which businesses (like those possessing customer franchise - Buffett called these with "Deep moats around the castles") were better than others. He dissolved his partnership in 1969 as he deemed the market to be very overvalued then.From then on, he used the lessons he had learnt to purchase great businesses at reasonable (or cheap) prices, such as Nebraska Furniture Mart, Washington Post, Cap Cities, etc.To fully enjoy this book, the reader should stop at certain chapters, and read other - yes, other - related books. For instance, around after I had finished reading chapter 3, 'Graham', I read Ben Graham's 'Intelligent Investor'. Also, when Phil Fisher was mentioned as one of the strongest influencers in Buffett's life, I read his book 'Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits'. The readers can get more insights from reading it this way.Mr. Lowenstein also took excursions when discussing Buffett to go through discussions about certain business characteristics, to ensure that the readers can fully appreciate Mr. Lowenstein's perceived motivation behind a certain Buffett action etc. Mr. Lowenstein also helped the reader to be more knowledgable about key points about US stockmarket history through interesting dissertations. I found these excursions extremely enlightening.Mr. Lowenstein's writing style is also very 'flowing' - he changed from one topic to another in a very smooth way. You've got to read it to understand what I'm saying.Lastly, I just want to say that the readers should have at least a moderate-to-strong knowledge and interest in business (and investing; but business = investing and investing = business) to fully appreciate this book. Enjoy!