Warren Buffet, known as the Oracle of Omaha, is the subject of this biography-of both the man and his ideas.
Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett\'s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched pe.
Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths and frailties.
It was an act of courage, as The Snowball makes immensely clear.
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.
Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write.
Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life.
When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and Business acumen.
None of this fits the term simple.
At the same time he became the world\'s richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway.
Over the years he treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker.
He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first.
Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes.
Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far.
His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards.
Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full Life story.
The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom.
The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as The Oracle of Omaha--for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett Here is the book recounting the Life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett.
This great American story includes two 16-page black-and-white photo inserts.
Warren Buffet, known as the Oracle of Omaha, is the subject of this biography-of both the man and his ideas
