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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Managers, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: L. A. Cunningham
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
List Price: £11.50
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1053
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised and Updates Edition
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470820780
Dewey Decimal Number: 332
EAN: 9780470820780
ASIN: 0470820780
Publication Date: April 9, 2002
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Condition: Mint
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 The only authentic Buffett March 4, 2008
De Salvo Domenico (Italy)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Too many books contain the word Buffett in their title but only this book comes from the annual letters to shareholders. Truly authentic Buffett in his own words is much better just because he dosen't need any interpretation.
Domenico De Salvo
 Prominent name, bad book January 30, 2008
D. Giediminas (London)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book tells about company strategy of Berkshire Hathaway and the history of it. Very boring, nothing interesting to learn and badly written. Complicated and confusing, skipping from one story to another and back again to first story.
Waste of money.
 Wisdom from the great investor December 8, 2007
mohan (London)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I admire Warren Buffett and love reading what he writes. Not only is he probably the wisest investor ever but he is also very articulate and witty.
Some of the chapters, e.g. "An Owner-Based Approach to Corporate Charity", "Berkshire's Recapitalization", "Distribution of the Corporate Tax Burden", etc were not of any interest to me. Excluding such chapters, this slim volume would be even slimmer. However, the book is worth it just for the remainder.
His basic investment goal is simple: He tries to buy businesses that he can understand that have favourable, long-term prospects and are operated by honest and competent people at an attractive price. This is easier said than done, but there is some guidance in his essays as to how he does this.
Some examples of his way with words, taken at random from the first few pages:
"At too many companies, the boss shoots the arrow of managerial performance and then hastily paints the bullseye around the spot where it lands."
"A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse - not a remarkable mathematician."
"Should you find yourself in a chronically-leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks."
Essence of sage March 16, 2007
Petrolhead (Hong Kong)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Cunningham has done us a great favour. Buffett doesn't talk to the press and most books claiming to be Buffett bibles are re-hashes and interpretations, so this book of essays is the closest you will get to hearing it straight from the horse's mouth. This is Buffett's wisdom distilled from annual letters to shareholders in his company, which Cunningham has strung together seamlessly. Although that means alot of passages refer to Buffett's own firm and its shareholdings, the lessons for investors are universal, and the "value investing" philosophy shines through. If that was all there was to recommend the book it would still be a must-have for anyone interested in making money. But it is also a great read.
Buffett comes across as the most genial, honest and no-nonsense guy in the financial world. He also has a wonderfully impish sense of humour and had me chuckling out loud (and then trying in vain to explain the joke to my girlfriend...) The only bits where he slightly lost me was when comparing investing with baseball, but I think I got the gist of it. Anyway, Buffett writes as clearly as he thinks and is as modest and self-deprecating as he is authoritative. He treats his readers like the investors they are, so this is not an "entry level" book and it might be a struggle if you don't know the difference between a fixed asset and a preference share, but otherwise it is a book that you won't regret buying.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
Brilliant January 26, 2007
Book Worm (Kent UK)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is such a good read, I can't recommend it enough. It has short punchy chapters and is full of Warren Buffetts wit and expertise. His ideas on business management are refreshing and his investing technique is unsurpassed. This has a wonderfully informal style and shows Buffets unique skill, as well as his outlook on other issues. A great read with much to teach. If you like this I highly recommend 'The Warren Buffett Way' By Robert Hagstrom.
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