|  | Author: Alice Schroeder
Publisher: Bantam
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Rating:  205 reviews
Sales Rank: 4217
Format: Deckle Edge
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1ST
Pages: 976
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 2.2
ISBN: 0553805096
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6092
EAN: 9780553805093
ASIN: 0553805096
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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Subject better than the book. July 2, 2009
David B. Ott (Long Term Investor)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The world's most famous investor, Warren Buffet, is a riddle wrapped in an enigma.
The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder details Buffet's improbable rise from Midwest obscurity to the world's most successful investor.
Although his investment prowess is well known, it is less widely known that Buffet is an odd person.
Read the rest of the review at http://acrinv.blogspot.com/2009/03/curious-case-of-warren-buffet.html
Thoroughly enjoyable and inherently useful June 30, 2009
Joanne Goh (Singapore)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book despite the 800 odd pages and minute detail. The biographer came across as extremely respectful yet at the same time with a clear point of view of this significant man. What struck me about his life are his focus, his simplicity and his values. Specifically, the way he orders his life e.g. if he adds an activity to his roster, he takes 1 thing out stood out. Besides that, the way he seeks out intelligent people to interact me and his attitudes and actions in terms of managing wealth are extremely insightful.
This book has a wealth of lessons not just in terms of managing wealth but life in general.
 Nothing is a given! June 27, 2009
Diderot (Athens, Greece)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Buffett like all us humans has his faults and his positives. This book sieves through various aspects and periods of his life and shows how human the "oracle" really is. His wealth was truly raised in snowball fashion and at times it was susceptible to melting.
Of course we see him as a god now, but the picture of his walking in his home in pajamas and scheming to create a business atmosphere that he could be comfortable with is spectacular. His various follies were overcome by his ability to plow ahead. And this strength was derived from his belief that he could 1. think 2. make money. Otherwise his personal life was as frivolous as any average "Joe".
Fall in-love with Warren. June 27, 2009
MadamCha0s (Maryland, USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I know the title is a bit extreme but that's what this book does. If you're looking for an investing book, this is NOT the one. This book lets you into the life of Warren Buffett - his dreams as a child, antics as a teen, adventures in college, family man, business man, and of course investor extraordinaire. This book also lets you in to his way of thinking and introduces you to his many long time friends. There's so much more to Warren than mere investing. Read this book and get to know the man.
The Snowball June 17, 2009
M. Schilling
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought a used copy of The Snowball, biography of Warren Buffett by Alice Schroeder. The copy arrived promptly and was in new condition. The story is interesting to say the least, and since I grew up in Omaha and was acquainted with Suzy Thompson Buffett at Central High School, I recognized many of the circumstances and the people named in the bibliography who gave intimate details of their lives. I am enjoying the book, however lengthy it is, and it is taking a while to finish, but I am learning a great deal about the ways that investment portfolios are managed.
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