The Snowball
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The Snowball

by Alice Schroeder

2008•Biography•1255 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarybusinessslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrags to riches

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Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-paced: a weighty biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Here 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryBusinessEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRags to riches

Subjects

ManagementBusinessBiografiasStockbrokersCapitalists and financiersInvestimentosBolsa de valoresNonfiction

Details

Author
Alice Schroeder
Published
2008
Pages
1255
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