{"product_id":"the-snowball-warren-buffett-and-the-business-of-life-9780739327982","title":"The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world  Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir  but now he has allowed one writer  Alice Schroeder  unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work  opinions  struggles  triumphs  follies  and wisdom. The result is the personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as The Oracle of Omaha.  Although the media track him constantly  Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private  especially by celebrity standards. Indeed  while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes  it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he treated his investors as partners  acted as their steward  and championed honesty as an investor  CEO  board member  essayist  and speaker. At the same time he became the worlds richest man  all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway. None of this fits the term simple.  When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him  and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style  no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy  which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write.  Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writers questions  talking  giving complete access to his wife  children  friends  and business associatesopening his files  recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage  as The Snowball makes immensely clear. Being human  his own life  like most lives  has been a mix of strengths and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be  Buffetts legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched peoples lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275056406581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0739327984","price":66.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780739327982_e5d5097a-bca1-4880-8b6d-b1167b745ee4.jpg?v=1780500383","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-snowball-warren-buffett-and-the-business-of-life-9780739327982","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}