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| Named Person: | Warren Buffett; Warren Buffett; Warren Buffett |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alice Schroeder |
| ISBN: | 9780553805093 0553805096 |
| OCLC Number: | 225852426 |
| Description: | xi, 960 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Part 1: Bubble -- 1: Less flattering version -- 2: Sun Valley -- 3: Creatures of habit -- 4: Warren, what's wrong? -- Part 2: Inner Scorecard -- 5: Urge to preach -- 6: Bathtub steeplechase -- 7: Armistice Day -- 8: Thousand ways -- 9: Inky fingers -- 10: True crime stories -- 11: Pudgy she was not -- 12: Silent sales -- 13: Rules of the racetrack -- 14: Elephant -- 15: Interview -- 16: Strike one -- 17: Mount Everest -- 18: Miss Nebraska -- 19: Stage fright -- Part 3: Racetrack -- 20: Graham-Newman -- 21: Side to play -- 22: Hidden splendor -- 23 Omaha club -- 24: Locomotive -- 25: Windmill war -- 26: Haystacks of gold -- 27: Folly -- 28: Dry tinder -- 29: What a worsted is -- 30: Jet Jack -- 31: Scaffold sways the future -- 32: Easy, safe, profitable, and pleasant -- 33: Unwinding -- Part 4: Susie Sings -- 34: Candy Harry -- 35: Sun -- 36: Two drowned rats -- 37: Newshound -- 38: Spaghetti western -- 39: Giant -- 40: How not to run a public library -- 41: Then what? -- 42: Blue ribbon -- Part 5: King Of Wall Street -- 43: Pharaoh -- 44: Rose -- 45: Call the tow truck -- 46: Rubicon -- 47: White nights -- 48: Thumb-sucking, and its hollow-cheeked result -- 49: Angry Gods -- 50: Lottery -- 51: To hell with the bear -- 52: Chickenfeed -- Part 6: Claim Checks -- 53: Genie -- 54: Semicolon -- 55: Last Kay party -- 56: By the rich, for the rich -- 57: Oracle -- 58: Buffetted -- 59: Winter -- 60: Frozen coke -- 61: Seventh fire -- 62: Claim checks -- Afterword -- Notes -- Personal note about research -- Photo credits and permissions -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Alice Schroeder. |
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Table of Contents:
Part 1. The bubble: The less flattering version -- Sun Valley -- Creatures of habit -- Warren, what's wrong? -- Part 2. The inner scorecard: The urge to preach -- The bathtub steeplechase -- Armistice Day -- A thousand ways -- Inky fingers -- True crime stories -- Pudgy she was not -- Silent sales -- The rules of the racetrack -- The elephant -- The interview -- Strike one -- Mount Everest -- Miss Nebraska -- Stage fright -- Part 3. The racetrack: Graham-Newman -- The side to play -- Hidden splendor -- The Omaha Club -- The locomotive -- The windmill war -- Haystacks of gold -- Folly -- Dry tinder -- What a worsted is -- Jet Jack -- The scaffold sways the future -- Easy, safe, profitable, and pleasant -- The unwinding -- Part 4. Susie sings: Candy Harry -- The Sun -- Two drowned rats -- Newshound -- Spaghetti western -- The giant -- How not to run a public library -- And then what? -- Blue ribbon -- Part 5. The king of Wall Street: Pharaoh -- Rose -- Call the tow truck -- Rubicon -- White nights -- Thumb-sucking, and its hollow-cheeked result -- The angry gods -- The lottery -- To hell with the bear -- Chickenfeed -- Part 6. Claim checks: The genie -- Semicolon -- The last Kay party -- By the rich, for the rich -- Oracle -- Buffetted -- Winter -- Frozen Coke -- The seventh fire -- Claim checks -- Afterword -- Notes -- A personal note about research -- Photo credits and permissions -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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