The biography of the world's richest man and the only book on Warren Buffett that has his full cooperation.
'Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.' - Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the world's richest man, worth an estimated USD$62 billion. For the first time in his life, he has agreed to cooperate on a book that will be a biography of his ideas, a perspective that can be applied to business and the day-to-day decisions that dominate our lives.
Buffett has opened his world to Alice Schroeder, giving her unprecedented access to himself, his files, friends and associates. This will be the book that provides the never-before-published insight into his character and life, distilling the principles and philosophies that have guided him on a path to extraordinary success and esteem.
Author Biography
Alice Schroeder began her career as a certified public accountant, working for Ernst & Young before being appointed as a managing director at Morgan Stanley in the equities division. She was the number 1-ranked Institutional Investor All-America Research analyst in 2001 and 2002, and a member of the All-America Research team for seven years. Schroeder first met Warren Buffett in 1998. By 2001, Buffett began to suggest that Alice shift from the business of following stocks in order to write full-time.
