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Warren E. Buffett, capitalist
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"Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken."
"If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians."
"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."
"The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior,
but simple behavior is more effective."
"Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice
from those who take the subway."
— all spoken by Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett entry at Wikipedia
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. official website
Essays by Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett's 'Letters to Shareholders' 1977-2008, arranged chronologically {PDF format}
 | "The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, Second Edition" [orig 1998 bestseller, rev 2008] Edited by Lawrence A. Cunningham Buffett's 'Letters to Shareholders', arranged by topic Cunningham Group 10x6¾ pb [4/2008] for $23.21 |
"Back To School: Question & Answer Session with Warren Buffett" []
http://www.amazon.com/Back-School-Question-Business-Students/dp/1607960559/
Works About Warren Buffett
browse books about Warren Buffett
 | "The Midas Touch: The Strategies That Have Made Warren Buffett America's Preeminent Investor" [orig 1987] by John Train HarperCollins 7¾x5¼ pb [5/88] out of print/many used Harriman House 8¼x5½ hardcover [6/2009] for $15.59 |
 | "Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett" [1994] by Andrew Kilpatrick A.K.P.E. Cosmic Edition 10¾x7½ hardcover [3/2008] 2 volumes for $60.00 A.K.P.E. 10¼x7¼ hardcover [12/2006] 2 volumes for $50.00 hardcover edition in two volumes, with 330 chapters, 1,874 pages and 1,400 photos, weighs 10.2 pounds McGraw-Hill 2nd edition 9x6x1½" {3.1 pounds} pb [2/2001] out of print/many used |
 | "Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist" [1995] by Roger Lowenstein Random House Trade 8x5½ pb [4/2008] for $12.92 Random House hardcover [8/95] out of print/dozens used |
 | "The Essential Buffett: Timeless Principles For The New Economy" [2001] by Robert G. Hagstrom Wiley 8¾x5¾ pb [8/2002] for $13.57 Wiley hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used |
 | "The Warren Buffett C.E.O.: Secrets From The Berkshire Hathaway Managers" [2001] by Robert P. Miles
Kindle Edition from Wiley & Sons [2001 edition] for $21.46 Wiley & Sons 9½x6 pb [4/2003] for $23.85 Wiley & Sons 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $34.65 |
 | "The Real Warren Buffett: Managing Capital, Leading People" [2002] by James O'Loughlin Nicholas Brealey Publng 9x6¼ pb [3/2004] for $14.96 Nicholas Brealey Publng 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/2002] out of print/used |
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"Warren Buffett Wealth: Principles and Practical Methods Used By The World's Greatest Investor" [2004] by Robert P. Miles Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [3/2004] for $21.40 |
 | "The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of The World's Greatest Investor" [orig 1994, rev 2004] by Robert G. Hagstrom
"the topselling book about Buffett in 2008" Wiley & Sons 2nd edtn 9x6 pb [10/2005] for $10.17 Wiley & Sons 2nd edtn 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2004] for $16.47 RH Audio 2nd edition ABR audio CD [10/2004] for $18.96 |
 | The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros: Harness The Investment Genius of The World's Richest Investors" [2006] by Mark Tier St. Martin's Griffin 8¼x5½ pb [8/2006] for $11.31 Kogan Page Ltd. 9¼x6 hardcover [3/2006] out of print/used |
 | "The Tao of Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett's Words of Wisdom - Quotations & Interpretations To Help Guide You To Billionaire Wealth & Enlightened Business Management" [2006] by Mary Buffett & David Clark Scribner 7¾x6 hardcover [11/2006] for $15.64 |
 | "Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom From The World's Greatest Investor" [orig 1997, rev 2007] by Janet Lowe Wiley 7x5½ hardcover [8/2007] for $13.57 Wiley 8¼x5 hardcover [3/97] out of print/used YourCoachInABox UNABR audio CD [3/2009] for $22.78 |
 | "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life" [2008] by Alice Schroeder "written with Buffett's cooperation" Bantam pb [10/2009] for $13.60 Bantam 9¼x6¾ hardcover [9/2008] for $22.05 Random House ABR audio CD [9/2008] for $26.40 |
 | "Dear Mr. Buffett: What An Investor Learns 1,269 Miles From Wall Street" [2009] by Janet Tavakoli Author describes correspondence & discussion with Buffet over two years time that led both to be clear about the looming subprime mortgage mess and how Buffett kept his investors from losing money from the G.O.P. Economic Meltdown in 2008 Wiley & Sons 8¾x5½ pb [8/2010] for $11.95 Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [1/2009] for $16.63 author's business website |
http://www.amazon.com/ABC-News-Nightline-Warren-Buffett/dp/B000X9NPY6/
http://www.amazon.com/Even-Buffett-Isnt-Perfect-Can/dp/1591841968/
http://www.amazon.com/Filters-Invention-Warren-Buffett-Charlie/dp/0615241298/
http://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-Warren-Buffetts-Omaha-Dispatches/dp/007160197X/
"Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Search for the Company with
a Durable Competitive Advantage (Oct 14, 2008) by Mary Buffett and David Clark
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Interpretation-Financial-Statements/dp/1416573186/
"Warren Buffett's Management Secrets: Proven Tools for Personal and Business Success
(Dec 8, 2009) by Mary Buffett and David Clark
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffetts-Management-Secrets-Personal/dp/1439149372/
"Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage: Proven Strategies for Arbitrage and Other Special
Investment Situations [r] Mary Buffett & David Clark (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Art-Stock-Arbitrage/dp/1439198829/
"Buffett Beyond Value: Why Warren Buffett Looks to... by Prem C. Jain
http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-Beyond-Value-Management-Investing/dp/0470467150/
"The Business of Value Investing: Six Essential Ele... by Sham M. Gad
http://www.amazon.com/Business-Value-Investing-Essential-Companies/dp/0470444487/
"Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from... by Richard J. Connors
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Business-Principles-Omaha/dp/0470502304/
"Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can--... by Vahan Janjigian
http://www.amazon.com/Even-Buffett-Isnt-Perfect-Can/dp/B001KOTUCE/
"The Four Filters Invention of Warren Buffett and C... by Bud Labitan
http://www.amazon.com/Filters-Invention-Warren-Buffett-Charlie/dp/0557086620/
"Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buff... by Andrew Kilpatrick
http://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Value-Buffett-Trilogy-Three/dp/1578645999/
"How Buffett Does It: 24 Simple Investing Strategi... by James Pardoe
http://www.amazon.com/How-Buffett-Does-Investing-Strategies/dp/0071449124/
"How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy... by Jeff Benedict
http://www.amazon.com/Build-Business-Warren-Buffett-Would/dp/1606410415/
The 'Buffettology' Book Series
by {former daughter-in-law} Mary Buffett & David Clark
 | "Buffettology: The Previously Unexplained Techniques That Have Made Warren Buffett The World's Most Famous Investor" [1997 bestseller] Scribner Fireside 8¼x5½ pb [6/99] for $11.56 Scribner 9½x6½ hardcover [11/97] out of print/many used |
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"The Buffettology Workbook: Value Investing The Warren Buffett Way" [2001]
Scribner 10¾x8½ pb [1/2001] for $12.24 |
 | "The New Buffettology: The Proven Techniques For Investing Successfully In Changing Markets That Have Made Warren Buffett The World's Most Famous Investor" [2002]
Simon & Schuster 9x6 pb [9/2002] out of print/used Scribner 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2002] for $22.80 |
 | "The Buffettology Collection" Audio CD Box Set [2008] includes abridged versions of "Buffettology" and "The New Buffettology", read by Mary Buffett Simon & Schuster audio CD set [4/2008] 6 hours on 5 disks for $21.86 |
Other Works
 | "Damn Right!: Behind The Scenes With Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger" [2000]
by Janet Lowe; Foreword by Warren E. Buffett Wiley & Sons 8½x5½ pb [5/2003] for $17.95 Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [10/2000] for $32.31 |
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"How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett" [2001] by Lawrence A. Cunningham McGraw-Hill 9x6 pb [9/2002] for $16.46 McGraw-Hill 9¼x5¾ hardcover [1/2001] out of print/used |
 | "Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger" [3rd edition 2008] Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, Illustrated by Ed Wexler; Foreword by Warren E. Buffett Walsworth Publng 10x10x2" {5 pounds!} hardcover [2008] shipped from publisher / used available |
The Valley Falls Co. [est. 1839] merged in 1929 with Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Co. [est. 1889] to form
Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, which merged in 1955 with the Hathaway Manufacturing Co. [est. 1888].
Warren Buffett began buying Berkshire Hathaway stock in 1962, and by 1967 was expanding into the
insurance industry; textile operations were all shut down by 1985.
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. official website
Berkshire Hathaway entry at Wikipedia
"101 Reasons to Own the World's Greatest In... by Robert P. Miles
http://www.amazon.com/101-Reasons-Worlds-Greatest-Investment/dp/0471430463/ + (0-471-41123-X).
"Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons fro... by Ronald Chan
http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Berkshire-Hathaway-Curtain-Buffetts/dp/0470560622/
"Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett's Omaha: A Hedg... by Jeff Matthews
purchased Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for $44 billion in November 2009
August 2011: purchased 50,000 preferred shares from Bank of America, for $100,000 each and a total of $5 billion; purchased $10.7 billion holding in I.B.M. over eight months during 2011
1Q2012: Added a new position in Viacom while almost doubling its stake in Liberty Media and owns 83.7% stake in MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
http://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-Warren-Buffetts-Omaha-Dispatches/dp/B002WTC94M/
purchased See's Candies [est. 1921] of California in 1972
purchased The Buffalo News [est. 1873] the only daily newspaper in Buffalo, NY in 1977
purchased insurance giant GEICO in January 1996
acquired FlightSafety International, Inc. [est. 1951] of New York in 1996
purchased Dairy Queen [est. 1940] in January 1998
acquired NetJets Inc. {aircraft ownership programs} [est. 1964] of Columbus, Ohio in 1998
purchased re-insurance company General Re in December 1998
acquired CORT Business Services Corp. {furniture rental} in 2000
acquired Acme Building Brands of Fort Worth, Texas in August 2000
acquired Benjamin Moore & Co. {coatings} of New Jersey in December 2000
acquired Shaw Industries, Inc. {carpets} of Dalton, Georgia in January 2001
acquired Johns Manville {insulation} [est. 1885] in February 2001
acquired a 90% stake in MiTek, Inc. of Chesterfield, Missouri in July 2001
acquired XTRA {trucking leases} of St. Louis, Missouri in September 2001
acquired The Pampered Chef, Ltd. {kitchen tools} [est. 1980] of Illinois in 2002
acquired Albecca, Inc. {picture framing products} of Norcross, Georgia in 2002
acquired C.T.B. International Corp. {farming machinery} of Indiana in 2002
purchased Fruit of the Loom {apparel} for $835 million in April 2002
purchased McLane Company, Inc. from Wal-Mart in May 2003
acquired Clayton Homes, Inc. {manufactured housing} of Tennessee in August 2003
purchased 19% stake in U.S.G. Corp. {construction materials} of Chicago in June 2006
purchased Russell Corp. {apparel} for $600 million in August 2006
purchased Dutch life re-insurance company N.R.G. from I.N.G. in December 2007
acquired Marmon Holdings, Inc. in December 2007
purchased $5 billion in preferred stock {4% stake?} in Goldman Sachs of Wall Street in September 2008
the share class promises to pay a 'whopping' 6% annual dividend, paid out each quarter
adding to its position in DirecTV
owns 80% stake in Wesco Financial Corp. {savings & loan} [est. 1959] of Pasadena, California
owns 19.1% stake in Moody's Corp. {financial markets info} [est. 1909] of New York City
owns 18.2% stake in The Washington Post Company
owns 13.1% stake in American Express
owns 9.2% stake in Wells Fargo Bank
owns 8.6% stake in The Coca-Cola Company
holds a minority stake in William Wrigley, Jr. Co. [est. 1891] {gum & candy}
holds a minority stake in General Electric [est. 1892]
L i n k s
Warren Buffett entry at Wikipedia
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. official website
everythingwarrenbuffett.blogspot.com
Warren Buffett's movie & TV credits at Internet Movie Database
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