Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Review Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
by ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Description
Warren Buffet is considered the most successful investor of all time. With his net worth reaching almost $90 billion, Buffet has taken the financial markets world by storm thanks to investing in trading. Although he is the fourth richest man on earth, Buffet remains to live a modest life. But if you are dying to know how Buffet did it all and learn a thing or two, this is the book for you.
Buffet: The Making of an American Capitalist is the book written by Roger Lowenstein dedicated to Warren Buffet. This book will tour readers to Buffet’s life and career story. This book also explains Warren’s investment strategy and how it is a mirror of his inner self.
About the Author
Roger Lowenstein was a correspondent at Wall Street for over ten years. Some of his writings include Journal’s stock market column, Heard on the Street, and the Intrinsic Value column. Today, he still writes a column for Smart Money magazine. His books include The New Republic and his bestseller Buffet: The Making of an American Capitalist.
Table of Contents
The book presents Warren Buffet’s life and career details presented as follows:
Introduction
- Omaha
- Runaway
- Graham
- Beginnings
- Partners
- Go-go
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Return of the Native
- Alter ego
- Washington redux
- Press lord
- Partners, redux
- The carpet woman
- The eighties
- Public and Private
- Crash
- A brief introduction to darts
- Secrets of the temple
- Howie Buffet’s corn
- Rhinophobia
- The King
- Salomon’s court
- Buffet’s trolley
Afterword: January 2008
Notes
Index
