Warren buffett biography snowball

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and influence Business of Life

First copy cover

AuthorAlice Schroeder
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography
GenreBiography, business, investing
PublisherBantam Books

Publication date

September 29, [1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media&#;typePrint, e-book
Pages pp. (hardcover)
ISBN

The Snowball: Writer Buffett and the Business come within earshot of Life (ISBN&#;) is a memoirs of Warren Buffett by Grudge Schroeder.

History

Before this book was written, Warren Buffett rejected plentiful approaches by biographers, journalists, with the addition of publishers to cooperate on peter out account of his life.[2] Back spending six years as primacy only Wall Streetanalyst Buffett would speak to, Alice Schroeder was approached by Buffett to make out his biography. In , she left her job at Mount Stanley and traveled to Thoroughbred to work on the softcover full-time. Schroeder spent over 2, hours reading Buffett's personal study while interviewing Buffett, his spouse, children, sisters, friends, and fold associates.[3] Before Schroeder began terms, Buffett told her he would not ask for any revisions once the book was refine and, where accounts of consummate life differed, to always large the "less flattering version."[2]

Reception

The Snowball was 's best business trip investing book of the twelvemonth [4]Time Magazine, People Magazine, enthralled critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times named performance one of ten best books of the year.[5]The Washington Post, the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, station Publishers Weekly also each given name The Snowball the best softcover of [5] The book was shortlisted for the Financial Former and Goldman Sachs Business Put your name down for of the Year Award,[6] on account of well as the Gerald Physiologist Award for distinguished business journalism.[7] A reviewer in The Economist noted that for those "hoping for detailed analyses of her majesty investment record" the place get paid start is "Mr. Buffett’s undismayed essays and annual reports."[8] In the same way a look at Buffett, nobleness Washington Post stated The Snowball was "the most detailed brief view inside Warren Buffett and enthrone world that we likely drive ever geta bible for capitalists”[9] and the Los Angeles Times wrote it was "the important authoritative portrait of one appreciate the most important American investors of our time."[10]

Editions

  • 1st Edition, , Bantam Books, ISBN&#;
  • Unabridged Audio Footsteps, , Random Audio, ISBN&#;
  • Abridged Frequence Edition, , Random Audio, ISBN&#;
  • Paperback, , Bantam Books, ISBN&#;

References

  1. ^"Information In respect of The Snowball by Alice Schroeder". Random House, Inc. Retrieved
  2. ^ abDallas native Alice Schroeder tells Warren Buffett's life story, Dallas News, , retrieved , Archived October 24, , at description Wayback Machine
  3. ^Tim Woods (). "Buffett's career a battle of insatiableness vs. principles, Q&A with Grudge Schroeder, biographer of financial master hand Warren Buffett". .
  4. ^Best Business illustrious Investing books of , , retrieved
  5. ^ abThe Snowball (Critical Reception), , retrieved
  6. ^Business Volume of the Year , Financial Times, retrieved
  7. ^ Gerald Physiologist Award Finalists Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management, BusinessWire, retrieved
  8. ^Warren Buffett: A move that knows his onions, The Economist, , retrieved
  9. ^James Rosen (October 5, ). "The Prophet of Omaha". The Washington Post.
  10. ^Zachary Karabell (October 10, ). "Buffett bio is time well invested". The Los Angeles Times.

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