Buffett : the making of an American capitalist /
Roger Lowenstein.
- New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008.
- xv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover. "Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States by Random House...in 1995"--Verso, t.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-467) and index.
Omaha -- Runaway -- Graham -- Beginnings -- Partners -- Go-go -- Berkshire Hathaway -- Return of the native -- Alter ego -- Washington redux -- Press lord -- Partners, redux -- The carpet women -- The eighties -- Public and private -- Crash -- A brief introduction to darts -- Secrets of the temple -- Howie Buffett's corn -- Rhinophobia -- The king -- Salomon's court -- Buffett's trolley -- Afterword: January 2008.
Chronicles Warren Buffett's childhood ambitions, Columbia Business School education, investment strategies, early investments, and affiliation with American Express, Berkshire Hathaway, and ABC.
Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography. Stockbrokers--United States--Biography. Corredores de bolsa--Estados Unidos --Biografías Capitalistas--Biografía.--Estados Unidos Ejecutivos financieros --Estados Unidos --Biografías Capitalistas y financieros Inversiones--Estados Unidos. Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography. Stock exchanges--United States--Biography.