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Title: Buffett : The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein ISBN: 0-385-48491-7 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 18 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (59 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the jedi knight of the Ben Graham & Fisher Schools
Comment: Before I've read any of the Buffett's records, I was brainwashed by the B-school's currently dominating "efficient market" doctrine. Buffett's records really changed my reviews on finance and investment. This book clearly explains the way Mr. Buffett conducts business and how is it so different from the conventional wisdom, yet so sensible and logical that the investing records of Buffett have been exceptional. I totally recommend this book as the author did a really good job in describling Mr. Buffett's history in investing, as well as his private life. It seems to me the investment philosophy of Buffett is so simple that it looks "easy" to achieve. I hope the author could explain more on what it really takes to do something like that. It's anything but easy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring- Highlights Strength of Character for Success
Comment: An amazing story which leaves in the dust other "Buffett" books, notably "The Warren Buffett Way" (which is more like a Street Analyst trying to "predict" Warren Buffett- albeit after the fact). Roger Lowenstein's book reads like a Harold Robbins novel, in terms of the story and the manner in which it is told. Also, the author never loses sight of the fact that Buffett neither assisted nor obstructed the book. This is seen in the way he writes about Buffett's personal life. Using the knowledge from his years of Wall Street Journalism experience, Lowenstein makes it really simple for a layman such as me, what is unique about Warren Buffett, and how ridiculous almost everyone else on the Wall Street has sounded over the years.
But the wisdom I've gained from this book is that the single most important factor that contributed to Warren Buffett's success was not his mathematical ability or the teachings of Ben Graham, but his own "Strength of Character" - his complete Honesty, Unwavering Adherence to his Principles in the face of contrarian beliefs by the rest of the world and testing times, total Dedication to Work, and Incredible Patience.
Warren Buffett has blown away the common notion that if you believe in and practice honesty, faithfulness, and simplicity, you can't become rich.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent reading
Comment: I found that I knew so little about Warren Buffett, and this gave me a wealth of knowledge. Unfortunately, the book was written before the tech boom and subsequent collapse. Therefore, you do not get a sense of what he did during that time of hysteria, but prior to that it gives an insight that most authors aren't capable of relaying.
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Title: The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing, Revised Edition by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig ISBN: 0060555661 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 08 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America by Warren Buffett, Warren E. Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham ISBN: 0966446119 Publisher: Lawrence A. Cunningham (The Cunningham Group) Pub. Date: 11 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: When Genius Failed : The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein ISBN: 0375758259 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Warren Buffett Way, : Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor by Robert G. Hagstrom ISBN: 0471177504 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch ISBN: 0743200403 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 03 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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