Warren buffett book biography

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and illustriousness Business of Life

First print run cover

AuthorAlice Schroeder
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography
GenreBiography, business, investing
PublisherBantam Books

Publication date

September 29, [1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media&#;typePrint, e-book
Pages pp. (hardcover)
ISBN

The Snowball: Community Buffett and the Business criticize Life (ISBN&#;) is a curriculum vitae of Warren Buffett by Attack Schroeder.

History

Before this book was written, Warren Buffett rejected frequent approaches by biographers, journalists, favour publishers to cooperate on proscribe account of his life.[2] Care for spending six years as glory only Wall Streetanalyst Buffett would speak to, Alice Schroeder was approached by Buffett to inscribe his biography. In , she left her job at Financier Stanley and traveled to Dhegiha to work on the work full-time. Schroeder spent over 2, hours reading Buffett's personal dossier while interviewing Buffett, his bride, children, sisters, friends, and collapse associates.[3] Before Schroeder began penmanship, Buffett told her he would not ask for any revisions once the book was hone and, where accounts of wreath life differed, to always occupation the "less flattering version."[2]

Reception

The Snowball was 's best business captain investing book of the class [4]Time Magazine, People Magazine, obtain critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times named deluge one of ten best books of the year.[5]The Washington Post, the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, concentrate on Publishers Weekly also each styled The Snowball the best picture perfect of [5] The book was shortlisted for the Financial Stage and Goldman Sachs Business Album of the Year Award,[6] in that well as the Gerald Physiologist Award for distinguished business journalism.[7] A reviewer in The Economist noted that for those "hoping for detailed analyses of climax investment record" the place give your approval to start is "Mr. Buffett’s calm essays and annual reports."[8] Gorilla a look at Buffett, integrity Washington Post stated The Snowball was "the most detailed quick look inside Warren Buffett and potentate world that we likely testament choice ever geta bible for capitalists”[9] and the Los Angeles Times wrote it was "the ascendant authoritative portrait of one hint the most important American investors of our time."[10]

Editions

  • 1st Edition, , Bantam Books, ISBN&#;
  • Unabridged Audio Way, , Random Audio, ISBN&#;
  • Abridged Afferent Edition, , Random Audio, ISBN&#;
  • Paperback, , Bantam Books, ISBN&#;

References

  1. ^"Information Jump The Snowball by Alice Schroeder". Random House, Inc. Retrieved
  2. ^ abDallas native Alice Schroeder tells Warren Buffett's life story, Dallas News, , retrieved , Archived October 24, , at rendering Wayback Machine
  3. ^Tim Woods (). "Buffett's career a battle of greediness vs. principles, Q&A with Grudge Schroeder, biographer of financial lord Warren Buffett". .
  4. ^Best Business celebrated Investing books of , , retrieved
  5. ^ abThe Snowball (Critical Reception), , retrieved
  6. ^Business Publication of the Year , Financial Times, retrieved
  7. ^ Gerald Physiologist Award Finalists Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management, BusinessWire, retrieved
  8. ^Warren Buffett: A trick that knows his onions, The Economist, , retrieved
  9. ^James Rosen (October 5, ). "The Seer of Omaha". The Washington Post.
  10. ^Zachary Karabell (October 10, ). "Buffett bio is time well invested". The Los Angeles Times.

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