Warren Buffett Speaks - Janet Lowe USED hardcover book

WARREN BUFFETT SPEAKS

Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor

by JANET LOWE

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Used hardcover ex-library book with dustjacket published 1997. First edition, first printing, 194 pages. Dustjacket is covered in clear protective plastic, has the usual library stickers and stamps, no loose, torn or missing pages.

Words of wisdom, quotations and interpretations

Discover life's little secrets of success as revealed by the world's greatest investor. In this wise and winning collection of quotes, writings, and favorite sayings, Warren Buffett Speaks on diverse subjects such as investing, running a business, honesty, schoolteaching, paying taxes, and much, much more. Assembled by bestselling author Janet Lowe - and including a wealth of previously unpublished material - this unprecedented peek into the financial genius's wildly profitable philosophy is often surprising, always intriguing, and sparked throughout by Buffett's unique combination of savvy business smarts and wry wit.

Most people come to know of Warren Buffett through his ability to generate wealth. However as Janet Lowe reveals, Buffett is more than a money-making machine. Warren Buffett Speaks is a library of notes and quotes that have been collected over the years, aimed at revealing the many aspects of the World's Greatest Investor--his wit, personality, and wisdom. The first half of the book deals with Buffett's view of life, family, and friends, while the latter half focuses on Buffett's investment philosophy and observations about the market. This book is a must for every Buffettologist.

Warren Buffett's investment achievements are unparalleled. He owes his success to hard work, integrity, and that most elusive commodity of all, common sense.

As Warren says:

You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.

With enough inside information and a million dollars, you can go broke in a year.

Over the years, a number of very smart people have learned the hard way that a long stream of impressive numbers multiplied by a single zero always equals zero.

Money, to some extent, sometimes lets you be in more interesting environments. But it can't change how many people love you or how healthy you are.

Our method is very simple. We just try to buy businesses with good-to-superb underlying economics run by honest and able people and buy them at sensible prices. That's all I'm trying to do.

This book is very entertaining and irresistibly browsable. Something that you can pick up, read a few pages of and put down again, or it can be read all at once, then dipped into again and again.

About the author

Janet Celesta Lowe is a writer from Santa Fe, New Mexico United States. Lowe was formerly business editor of the San Diego Tribune (now Union-Tribune) and editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript. Her freelance work includes, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, San Jose Mercury News, Modern Maturity and other national magazines. She specializes in writing books about business leaders. Titles include Benjamin Graham on Value Investing, Value Investing Made Easy, The Secret Empire, Bill Gates Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur, Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the Word's Greatest Investor, Oprah Winfrey Speaks: Insights from the World's Most Influential Voice, Ted Turner Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick and Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger.

Warren Buffett Speaks by Janet Lowe