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| The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Alice Schroeder
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Format: Roughcut
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 976
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.7 x 2.2
ISBN: 0553805096
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6092
EAN: 9780553805093
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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 The SnowBall: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life November 22, 2008
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
The book's presentation and bookbinding as supplied was completely unsatisfactory as the pages were unevenly put together in an uneven mess.
The content was compiled from over 1000 interviews and although interesting appeared like a documentary with little heart and soul. At times there was extensive detail about family connections without providing details of transactions involved and their intricacy. It did highlight some human frailties in Warren that is common in the life of an human being.
The return process did not allow for comment on such disastrous book binding on the book sold, that was utterly unsatisfactory and may mean I will look twice at any further purchases from Amazon.
 The best soap opera I've read.... November 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very enjoyable book, particularly for those hoping to get a "feel" for how Buffett has lived his life, over his many years.
What it WON'T do is go into any practical depth as to how he evaluates an investment decision. High-level generalities, yes, specifics, no.
Still, it's a great read. His early (9-13yrs old) business dealings.....his first stab at stock investing.....his first date.....etc.etc......on to the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" existence that he has enjoyed for probably 2 decades now. Hint: yes, he likes hamburgers, non-styling clothes, and his house in Omaha, but he also likes jet-setting and hanging out with the movers and shakers of the world. All while doing multi-billion-dollar-deals.
If you want to learn investing, go elsewhere.....unless you have never heard of "the power of compounding" or "buy with a margin of error" or "don't trade, buy and hold"....etc.
the best biography about an investor i ever read!! November 19, 2008
i think this book is really thoughtful, no matter in investment or others. It really got into deeply the greatest investor's life. Also it provides a lot of his opinions about investing. I really enjoyed this book.
 Life of Warren Buffet November 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unlike what many have been hoping for, "The Snowball" is not a book on what and how of value investing. You won't find detailed breakdowns of the Berkshire Hathaway deals, or the motivation behind them - the deals are discussed in passing, but the focus is always on Warren Buffet himself.
The book is a chronological look at the upbringing, the early years, and his consequent rise to the status of 'Oracle of Omaha'. Alice Schroeder provides an in depth look at Warren Buffets family and his immediate circle of friends throughout his life - without a doubt, the most complete biography of Warren Buffet.
If you're looking for Warren Buffets investment philosophy, take a look at "The Warren Buffet Way" by Robert Hagstrom, but if you want to learn about the man himself, then this is your book.
Loved it! November 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Warren Buffett is always on the cutting edge when it comes to the economic travails of this great country. Inciteful and witty, Buffett is never dull exploring an oft dull subject. He tells it like it is with no sass and back talk. God he's so fresh. Ughhhhhhh. OH GOD!
True story: I met Mister Buffett once and when I greeted him, he replied, with a gravelly bravado: "OUTTA MY WAY KID I GOTTA TAKE A BM"
The End
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