Warren Buffett is one of the most successful stockmarket gurus of all time. Known as the 'Oracle of Omaha', he began studying the stockmarket at age 11, and launched his first business venture by the time he was 14. Now, he has amassed one of the largest fortunes of the twentieth century - an astounding net worth of $10 billion and counting.
But just who is the 'Oracle of Omaha', and why is he so successful? For this illuminating biography, Lowenstein has had unprecedented access to Buffett's family, friends and colleagues to provide the first definitive inside account of a man whose conscientiousness, integrity and good humour exist alongside an odd emotional isolation. He reveals the man behind the financial genius - a man who buys suits off-the-peg and lives on a diet of Pepsi cola and cheeseburgers.
This clear-eyed and totally absorbing biography paints Buffett as the antithesis of today's reckless Wall Street, showing that his work is his life - a recipe for success that has a personal price.
Contains black and white photographs.
