An edition of Buffett (1995)

Buffett

the making of an American capitalist

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An edition of Buffett (1995)

Buffett

the making of an American capitalist

1st ed.
  • 5.0 (4 ratings) ·
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  • 2 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the twentieth century - an astounding net worth of $10 billion, and counting. If you had been among the lucky few sitting in his study in Omaha at the start of his career in 1956, and had invested $10,000 with him and kept your money with him throughout, your original investment would be worth $80 million today.

That awesome record has made him a cult figure popularly known for his seeming contradictions: a billionaire who has a modest lifestyle, a phenomenally successful investor who eschews the revolving-door trading of modern Wall Street, a brilliant deal-maker who cultivates a homespun aura.

But just who is the Oracle of Omaha, and why is he so successful? In his illuminating biography, journalist Roger Lowenstein draws on three years of unprecedented access to Buffett's family, friends, and colleagues to provide the first definitive, inside account of the life and career of this American original. Buffett reveals a man whose conscientiousness, integrity, and good humor exist alongside an odd emotional isolation.

It shows how Buffett's investment strategy - a long-term philosophy grounded in buying stock in companies that are undervalued on the market and hanging on until their worth inevitably surfaces - is a reflection of his inner self.

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Random House
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Pages
473

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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2008, Scribe, Scribe Publications
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2001, Broadway Books
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Buffett
October 14, 1997, Random House Value Publishing
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitolist
March 12, 1996, Random House Audio
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
August 18, 1996, Main Street Books
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Buffett:: The Making of an American Capitalist
August 22, 1995, Random House
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
1995, Random House
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-459) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
332.6/092, B
Library of Congress
HG172.B84 L69 1995

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xvii, 473 p. :
Number of pages
473

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1276844M
Internet Archive
buffettmakingofa00lowe_0
ISBN 10
067941584X
LCCN
95008494
OCLC/WorldCat
32276362
Library Thing
1797982
Goodreads
500462

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Almost from the day that Dr. Pollard awakened him to the world, six pounds strong and five weeks early, Warren Buffett had a thirst for numbers.
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