The Snowball

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'Life like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.'
Recounting the life and times of orte ofthe most respected men in the world, Warren Buffiptt, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial sucdess ^tory of our time. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has allowed Alice Schroeder the unprecedented opportunity to explore directly with him - and with those closest to him - his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of the man known across the world as 'The Oracle of Omaha'.
Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer's questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends and business associates - opening his files, recalling his childhood. This is the book that provides the never previously published insight into his character and life, distilling the principles and philosophies that... Tovább

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'Life like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.'
Recounting the life and times of orte ofthe most respected men in the world, Warren Buffiptt, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial sucdess ^tory of our time. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has allowed Alice Schroeder the unprecedented opportunity to explore directly with him - and with those closest to him - his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of the man known across the world as 'The Oracle of Omaha'.
Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer's questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends and business associates - opening his files, recalling his childhood. This is the book that provides the never previously published insight into his character and life, distilling the principles and philosophies that have guided him on a path to extraordinary success and esteem. Candid, authoritative and extremely informative. The Snowball is indispensable reading for those who w|sh to know the man behind the outstanding ^ achievements, leadership and philanthropy.
Alice Schroeder began'her career as a certified public accountant, working for Ernst & Young, before being appointed as a managing director at Morgan Stanley in the equities division. She was the n,umber-one-ranI<;ed Institutional Investor All-America Research Analyst lin 2001 and 2002, and a member of the All-America Research Teanxfor seven years. Sphroeder first met Warren Buffett in 1998. By 2001, Buffett began to suggest that Alice shift from the business of following stocks in order to write full-time. Vissza