Comments on: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist book review

By: Pete Maddock

Pete Maddock — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:50:49 +0000

The one thing in my view, that I think sets mr. Buffett above everyone elce in the world of stock investing is nothing more than the man has good common sence.

By: saad

saad — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:32 +0000

excellent book. read it 2 yrs ago. hasn’t made me a stock market millionaire yet, but definitely opened my eyes about how to evaluate businesses and business relationships.

By: Presh Talwalkar

Presh Talwalkar — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:24:18 +0000

David: I have not read "The Snowball." But judging from reviews on Amazon, it seems like both cover the same topics but "The Snowball" is longer (976 pages versus 512) and covers more about Buffett's personal life. From a review of The Snowball: I recently re-read Roger Lowenstein's biography, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (first published in 1995 and now re-issued with a new Afterword), and then read this more recent one by Alice Schroeder. Both are first-rate. Which to select if reading only one? That depends on how much you wish to know about Buffett's personal life, including his relations with various family members, and how curious you are about his personal hang-ups, peculiarities, eccentricities, fetishes, etc. If you can do without any of that, Roger Lowenstein's biography is the one to read.

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:07 +0000

Have you read ‘The Snowball’ (another recent biography of Buffett)? If so, how does it compare? I read ‘The Snowball’, and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I’m not sure I want to invest the time reading over the same stories.

By: Presh Talwalkar

Presh Talwalkar — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:34:22 +0000

Thanks Asad: I appreciate that you pointed out the mistake