Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591846803 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Loomis has created an engaging picture of a great influencer of our time.”—Publishers Weekly“Serious investors as well as those interested in the history of Berkshire Hathaway and the philanthropic ideas of Buffett will enjoy these revealing pieces extracted from the Fortune archives.”—Kirkus Reviews
Lots of Good Buffett Insights - Loyd Eskildson Warren Buffet loves his job, and when asked, will tell you he 'tap dances to work' every morning. Lucky readers, armed with insights cleaned from this book, his intelligence, and plenty of hard work, will too. I particularly enjoy his quotations - finding them witty, insightful, and important.The book is built around numerous Fortune magazine articles (. How to invest, run a business and reason with others A great recollection of the values and principles of Buffet, all in one book.Key TakeawaysOn Buying a Business:We prefer large, simple businesses (if they use a lot of technology we won’t understand it), consistent earning power, little debt, management in place (we can't supply it) and an offering price (we don't want to waste time). We will not . Get a first class education for 1 penny Do not discount the articles written by Mr buffett, just because the book is at $0.01 cent.
This is her first book. Her many honors include five lifetime achievement awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism and Time Inc.’s first-ever Henry Luce Award. LOOMIS is a senior editor-at-large at Fortune, where she has worked since 1954. She lives in Westchester County. CAROL J. She has been the magazine’s expert on Warren Buffett s
Some of the highlights include:The 1966 A. Loomis has provided commentary about each major article that supplies context and her own informed point of view. As Buffett’s fortune and reputation grew over time, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett’s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments—and also his occasional mistakes.Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable— and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all.When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world’s greatest investor—nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. W. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett’s investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting. Jones story in which Fortune&nb