Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the 20th century -- an astounding net worth of $10 billion and counting. That awesome record has made him a cult figure.

This illuminating biography reveals a man whose conscientiousness, integrity, and good humor exist alongside an odd emotional isolation. Buffett also masterfully traces his life: his enormously successful partnership; his early, inspired investments in American Express and Geico; his companionship and investment with Katharine Graham of the Washington Post; his role in the Capital Cities purchase of ABC; his unique relationship with his wife and mistress; and his rescue of the scandal-ridden Salomon Brothers.

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• The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment
• The Rebel Allocator
• The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
• One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
• Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, Expanded Third Edition
• The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns
• When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
• The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
• The Warren Buffett Way