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The Snowball

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

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The Snowball

By: Alice Schroeder
Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
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 Recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial success story of our time.

Warren Buffett, the legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has given Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to him and all those closest to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of 'The Oracle of Omaha', indispensable reading for those who wish to know the man behind the outstanding achievements.

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Critic reviews

"An epic account of the greatest capital accumulator in history." ( The Times)
"An absorbing read ... The Warren Buffett who emerges from these pages is unorthodox, honest, gifted and, in many ways, admirable. In the business of life, however, one suspects that this complex man has rather a lot of debits, as well as credits, on his personal balance sheet." ( Observer)
"A monumental work ... you feel like you've been in the presence of a monumentally flawed but riveting character ... utterly compelling." ( Evening Standard)
"A well-written, forensically researched and sensitive insight into the Midas of our times." ( Spectator)
"Buffett has been ahead of the curve for most of the past fifty years, making him one of the world's richest people. The Snowball provides clues about how he's done it." ( Financial Times)
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A financial and personal story of one of the greatest financial minds. Well written and well narrated.

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very interesting biography on one of the greatest strategist and investor the world has known.

very interesting biography on one of the grea test

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Great book from a master investor. I would recommend it to a serious investor. Good.

Great book from a master investor

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Hard work, getting in early, being inquisitive, compounding and the value of love. Something here for all of us to learn & act upon in our lives.

Life Lessons

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A quite interesting story, performed reasonably well. As with a lot of biographies, it's a little sycophantic, only really touching on tragedy towards the end. Average amount of detail regarding the different large details he put in over time. More interesting however, if you're into finance or business.

Pretty decent, performed reasonably

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