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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


BIO here

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}

Essays of Warren Buffett book edited by Lawrence Cunningham  
"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 $23.40



Works About Warren Buffett

browse books about Warren Buffett

Snowball Warren Buffett book by Alice Schroeder  "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life" [2008]
by Alice Schroeder

"written with Buffett's cooperation"
Bantam pb [DUE Oct 2009] pre-order for $13.60  
Bantam 9¼x6¾ hardcover [9/2008] for $22.05
Random House ABR audio CD [9/2008] for $26.40
Warren Buffett Speaks Wit & Wisdom book by Janet Lowe  "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  
Tao of Warren Buffett book by Mary Buffett & David Clark   "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 Way Investment Strategies book by Robert G. Hagstrom  "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 $16.47
RH Audio 2nd edition ABR audio [10/2004] for $16.47
Essential Buffett Principles book by Robert G. Hagstrom  
"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 Midas Touch: The Strategies That Have Made Warren Buffett
America's Preeminent Investor" [] by John Train

"Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett" [] by Andrew Kilpatrick
with 330 chapters, 1,874 pages and 1,400 photos, weighing 10.2 pounds
http://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Value-Buffett-International-volumes/dp/1578644011/
http://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Value-Warren-Buffett-volumes/dp/1578644550/

"Dear Mr. Buffett: What An Investor Learns 1,269 Miles
From Wall Street" [] by Janet M. Tavakoli
http://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mr-Buffett-Investor-Learns/dp/047040678X/

"How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett" [] by Lawrence A. Cunningham
ThinkLikeGrahamInvestLikeBuffettLAC.jpg ISBN-13: 9780071409391 ISBN-13: 9780071369923
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/
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Wealth-Principles-Practical/dp/0471465119/
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Warren-Buffett-Managing-Capital/dp/1857883322/
http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-CEO-Berkshire-Hathaway/dp/0471430455/
http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowenstein/dp/0812979273/
http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Investment-Habits-Warren-Buffett/dp/0312358784/



The 'Buffettology' Book Series
by {former daughter-in-law} Mary Buffett & David Clark

Buffettology Techniques book by 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
Buffettology Workbook Investing The Warren Buffett Way book by Mary Buffett & David Clark   "The Buffettology Workbook: Value Investing The Warren Buffett Way" [2001]
Scribner 10¾x8½ pb [1/2001] for $12.24
The New Buffettology Proven Techniques book by Mary Buffett & David Clark   "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
Buffettology Collection audio CD box set read by Mary Buffett   "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 $22.76



Other Works

Damn Right! / Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger book by Janet Lowe   "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
Think Like Benjamin Graham, Invest Like Warren Buffett book by Lawrence Cunningham   "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
The Wit & Wisdom of Charles T. Munger book edited by Peter D. Kaufman   "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



Berkshire Hathaway
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 bagan 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

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
purchased Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for $44 billion in November 2009
owns 83.7% stake in MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
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]



Links
everythingwarrenbuffett.blogspot.com
Warren Buffett's movie & TV credits at Internet Movie Database



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