The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Name: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
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Rating: 4.6 (4974 reviews)
Author: Alice Schroeder

by Alice Schroeder

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4.6 (4,974)

4.6 stars from 4,974 reviews. Top 50% of Biography Memoir books we track.

1255 pages~20.9 hr readPublished by Bantam BooksPublished 2008-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by how ultra-wealthy people actually think and want to understand Buffett's decision-making process beyond the headlines.
You're building a business or investing career and want to learn from someone who's documented his philosophy in granular detail.
You enjoy character-driven biographies that show the personal struggles and contradictions behind public success.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a quick how-to guide for getting rich. This is a 1,255-page deep dive into one man's life, not a step-by-step formula.
You're looking for financial advice or stock tips. Schroeder focuses on biography and philosophy, not actionable investment strategies.
You prefer narrative-driven storytelling over the meticulous, analytical approach this authorised biography takes.

About this book

Warren Buffett is one of the world's most respected men and a legendary investor from Omaha. Despite his prominence, he has never written a memoir or publicly discussed his private life. This biography, written by Alice Schroeder with Buffett's cooperation, provides unprecedented access to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom. Schroeder, a former financial analyst and business writer, spent thousands of hours with Buffett and gained complete access to his wife, children, friends, business associates, and personal files. The result is a comprehensive exploration of Buffett's life philosophy and the principles that made him wealthy. The book examines how his ideas have enriched those who adopted them and traces his rise as an American success story.

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Currently 4.6★ from 4,974 reviews

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