- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (3 Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752805991
- ISBN-13: 978-0752805993
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 11.8 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 254,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lowenstein reveals the man behind the financial genius - a man who he prefers to buy his suits of the peg and lives on a diet of pepsi cola and cheeseburgers. The author also examines his relationships with his wife and his mistress and in this clear-eyed biography paints Buffett as the antithesis of today's reckless Wall Street, showing that his work is his life - a recipe for success that has a personal price.
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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. Read the first page
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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. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite book on Buffett,
By book maniac (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (Paperback)
While I was reading this book, it struck me as odd that Buffett is still alive and kicking in today's financial market. I've got a strange feeling that I was reading a biography of a great person who died long long ago. Actually, this book is more than a biography of Buffett; it has mirrored vividly one essential part of the American capitalism since WWII. I am really amazed at Roger Lowenstein's Buffett. I am astonished as well to discover that Buffett applies his philosophy not only to his business life but also to his personal life. It's beyond my reach to copy it.
You may from time to time be fed up with the glut of investing books on the market, and I am no exception. Do you want to get hold of the greatest wisdom on investing from a book that makes you feel like reading a novel? If that is the case, this book should be one of your best choices.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Gives nice insight in Buffet's philosophy,
By Bas Röling (Haarlem, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buffett: The Making Of An American Capitalist (Hardcover)
I like this book. It is not about Buffet's investment methodology, but about his life and especially his investment philosophy. By describing both the personal and business life of Buffett, the author tells us a lot about Buffett's way of thinking. I can't tell you if this book is better than other biographies of Buffet, but this one is complete and especially interesting for those who study Buffet's methodology of investing. I think the author is a little bit harsh on contemporary finance theory and it is funny when he accuses Buffett of confusing intrinsic and bookvalue in a certain investment decision in the 60's. However, I hope the author is working on a second edition, because this story ends in 1995 and what happened the last eight years with Berkshire Hathaway, the company of Buffet, is interesting, just as this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (Paperback)
This book is not as detailed about Warren Buffett's life as The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, but it is still an excellent read. From early childhood, Warren learned the value of a dollar by working hard at numerous jobs. He was never a spendthrift, but instead saved as much as possible so that he could invest it long-term. His determination and focus made him what he is today.
Warren Buffett's investment philosophy is just so simple. Just buy excellent companies at reasonable prices and hold them long-term. This philosophy shows readers that they can do it themselves and become successful just like Warren Buffett. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in investing. - Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market
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