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Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the twentieth century - an astounding net worth of $10 billion, and counting. If you had been among the lucky few sitting in his study in Omaha at the start of his career in 1956, and had invested $10,000 with him and kept your money with him throughout, your original investment would be worth $80 million today.
That awesome record has made him a cult figure popularly known for his seeming contradictions: a billionaire who has a modest lifestyle, a phenomenally successful investor who eschews the revolving-door trading of modern Wall Street, a brilliant deal-maker who cultivates a homespun aura.
But just who is the Oracle of Omaha, and why is he so successful? In his illuminating biography, journalist Roger Lowenstein draws on three years of unprecedented access to Buffett's family, friends, and colleagues to provide the first definitive, inside account of the life and career of this American original. Buffett reveals a man whose conscientiousness, integrity, and good humor exist alongside an odd emotional isolation.
It shows how Buffett's investment strategy - a long-term philosophy grounded in buying stock in companies that are undervalued on the market and hanging on until their worth inevitably surfaces - is a reflection of his inner self.
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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- 2008 Random House Trade pbk. ed.
0812979273 9780812979275
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2008, Scribe, Scribe Publications
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1921372494 9781921372490
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
2001, Broadway Books
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0385484917 9780385484916
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Buffett
October 14, 1997, Random House Value Publishing
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
August 18, 1996, Main Street Books
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitolist
March 12, 1996, Random House Audio
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0679450246 9780679450245
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Buffett: the making of an American capitalist
1995, Random House
Hardcover
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Buffett:: The Making of an American Capitalist
August 22, 1995, Random House
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