The Snowball

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Alice Schroeder author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:16th Sep '09

£16.99

Available for immediate dispatch.

The Snowball cover

The Snowball was a BookScan Hardback Non-fiction bestseller in hardback and the paperback will be launched with a major consumer campaign focussed on key centres of business. Aimed at fans of books by business giants such as Alan Greenspan and Richard Branson as well as fans of What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School and The One-Minute Manager. Warren Buffett is regularly profiled and quoted in the business and national press, especially during the recent global economic crisis

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Prize 2008Recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial success story of our time. Warren Buffett, the legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has given Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to him and all those closest to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of 'The Oracle of Omaha', indispensable reading for those who wish to know the man behind the outstanding achievements.

'An epic account of the greatest capital accumulator in history.' Dominic Lawson, The Times 'Warren Buffett's opinions are so hotly sought that THE SNOWBALL, a biography with which he has enthusiastically cooperated, would be of interest even if it answered only softball questions. It approaches him seriously, covers vast terrain and tells a fascinating story.' New York Times 'Buffett has been ahead of the curve for most of the past 50 years, making him one of the world's richest people. THE SNOWBALL provides some clues about how he's done it.' Financial Times 'A monumental work ... you feel like you've been in the presence of a monumentally flawed but riveting character ... utterly compelling.' Evening Standard

ISBN: 9780747596493

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 50mm

Weight: 590g

848 pages