The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Random notes I made while reading it: Munger would go with divorce and death notices to find new single women after his divorce. "Not only will you find detailed stories about Buffett but also the important people that influenced him: Ben Graham, Charlie Munger etc."

The contents are indisputably good: fascinating insight into Buffett's mindset, and into his decisions. There are a number of investments covered in this book that I never knew about (his partnership investments). The book also does a good job of introducing some of the crucial people around Buffett, especially Charlie Munger (who really does sound like Buffett's twin)....more

The contents are indisputably good: fascinating insight into Buffett's mindset, and into his decisions. There are a number of investments covered in this book that I never knew about (his partnership investments). The book also does a good job of introducing some of the crucial people around Buffett, especially Charlie Munger (who really does sound like Buffett's twin). I think this book is important enough that I bought this from a bargain sale in a bookshop (for S$15, vs. the listed price of S$47. Talk about value investing...) Why only 2.5 stars then? The writing style is ABSOLUTELY PEDANTIC (even by my standards), and hides the gemstones underneath a lot of unnecessary stuff. Ms Schroeder has a TERRIBLE way of introducing new characters: she doesn't just introduce them, but often starts by introducing their GREAT grandparents first, before working her way to the person in question. There is also a rambling manner to the text, which often feels very disorganized: it's a bit like Tolstoy's War and Peace, only more rambling without a central theme, and stylistically less elegant in prose.   hide

Excelente!

Pretty good. I was surprised about who he is - not who I thought he was. Easy read.