Warren Buffett
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Details Out Of Books The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
| Title | : | The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America |
| Author | : | Warren Buffett |
| Book Format | : | Unknown Binding |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2001 by Cardozo Law Review (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Business. Economics. Finance. Nonfiction. Currency. Money |
Description As Books The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
The definitive work concerning Warren Buffett and intelligent investment philosophy, this is a collection of Buffett's letters to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway written over the past few decades that together furnish an enormously valuable informal education. The letters distill in plain words all the basic principles of sound business practices. They are arranged and introduced by a leading apostle of the "value" school and noted author, Lawrence Cunningham. Here in one place are the priceless pearls of business and investment wisdom, woven into a delightful narrative on the major topics concerning both managers and investors. These timeless lessons are ever-more important in the current environment.Declare Books Conducive To The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
| Original Title: | The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America |
| ISBN: | 0966446119 (ISBN13: 9780966446111) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Out Of Books The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
Ratings: 4.39 From 5395 Users | 159 ReviewsCommentary Out Of Books The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
One of those rare books on business and leadership that both entertains and enlightens. Deftly edited, the book consists of excerpts from the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder letters, organized by theme to reveal the larger philosophies of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger that have led to Berkshire's unparalleled success. It might be the only business text you'll ever need.
I thought this "book" was more direct advice on investing and personal finance. Through reading this book, I found out that it's about:- High volume investing- Operating a (public) businessBut what I loved about the book is that it's not direct. Warren won't tell you how to be rich. He just lays out his philosophy and thinking about money, businesses and people.I think it's not a very useful information for people looking to make small trades in the market, but a gold mine for those going in the
My expectation before I started reading this book (as with books of this nature) was to understand how Buffett pins down a purchase. - How does he think company A is better than company B, even if both are in similar business- How does he arrive at a measure of intrinsic value- How does he estimate the 'margin of safety'('How does he exit' is probably not such a great question because Berkshire Hathway's fav holding period is 'Forever')What I would say is rather than give exact answers, Buffett
Reflects philosophy and strategy of W. Buffett and C. Munger. Useful.
A very good book which rearranged all buffet letters from 1976 in an orderly fashion topic wise. The letters can be downloaded free of cost from Berkshire web site. So it depends.
If, when I bring up that this is a "greatest hits" of excerpts from Berkshire Hathaway annual reports written by Warren Buffet, you are already wishing you clicked away from this to anywhere else on the Internet -- ANYWHERE, PLEASE -- then mentioning that Buffet is actually not too hard to read won't help much. Nevertheless, Buffet states and re-states his principles clearly and succinctly and often provides amusing anecdotes or related jokes, and if you're at all interested in how businesses
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