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The Snowball

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

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The Snowball

By: Alice Schroeder
Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
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Recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial success story of our time.

Warren Buffett, the legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has given Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to him and all those closest to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of 'The Oracle of Omaha', indispensable reading for those who wish to know the man behind the outstanding achievements.

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Critic reviews

"An epic account of the greatest capital accumulator in history." ( The Times)
"An absorbing read ... The Warren Buffett who emerges from these pages is unorthodox, honest, gifted and, in many ways, admirable. In the business of life, however, one suspects that this complex man has rather a lot of debits, as well as credits, on his personal balance sheet." ( Observer)
"A monumental work ... you feel like you've been in the presence of a monumentally flawed but riveting character ... utterly compelling." ( Evening Standard)
"A well-written, forensically researched and sensitive insight into the Midas of our times." ( Spectator)
"Buffett has been ahead of the curve for most of the past fifty years, making him one of the world's richest people. The Snowball provides clues about how he's done it." ( Financial Times)
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The first part of this audiobook is the most insightful. The rest is a little wooly, but interesting none-the-less.

Just wish they hadn't abridged the audiobook. Real shame.

Great listen. Unabridged version would have been better

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What did you like most about The Snowball?

The honesty that came through. It did not try and sugar coat things or make him out to be the most amazing person.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Snowball?

There are so many amazing stories to mention

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Performance was good but not amazing.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The relatable problems he had had in his life

Any additional comments?

Worth listening to it is a big book.

A truly amazing life

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As a huge Buffett/value investing fan I found this a great read. That said, I maybe expected a bit more detail around his thinking towards investments and investment insights, whereas this very much focuses on his life. In hindsight probably a mistake on my part as it doesn't purport to cover this, but felt it was worth mentioning for other readers nevertheless.

great eead

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Entertaining and I'm still in awe of stocks and shares knowledge and remain a bit confused as to how they do it 😁

Great book

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Buffett's life has been full and long but the writer has made it more more than the sum of it's parts and the narrator has given life to his life. Worth listening to from cover to cover.

What a life! What a writer! What a narrator!

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