Tap Dancing to Work

Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013

Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Investments & Securities, Management & Leadership, Motivational
Cover of the book Tap Dancing to Work by Carol J. Loomis, Penguin Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Carol J. Loomis ISBN: 9781101601501
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: November 21, 2012
Imprint: Portfolio Language: English
Author: Carol J. Loomis
ISBN: 9781101601501
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: November 21, 2012
Imprint: Portfolio
Language: English

Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable— and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all.

When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world’s greatest investor—nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. As Buf­fett’s fortune and reputation grew over time, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett’s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writ­ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments—and also his occa­sional mistakes.

Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis has provided commentary about each major arti­cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett’s investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting. Some of the highlights include:

  • The 1966 A. W. Jones story in which Fortune first mentioned Buffett.
  • The first piece Buffett wrote for the magazine, 1977’s “How Inf lation Swindles the Equity Investor.”
  • Andrew Tobias’s 1983 article “Letters from Chairman Buffett,” the first review of his Berk­shire Hathaway shareholder letters.
  • Buffett’s stunningly prescient 2003 piece about derivatives, “Avoiding a Mega-Catastrophe.”
  • His unconventional thoughts on inheritance and philanthropy, including his intention to leave his kids “enough money so they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.”
  • Bill Gates’s 1996 article describing his early impressions of Buffett as they struck up their close friendship.

Scores of Buffett books have been written, but none can claim this work’s combination of trust between two friends, the writer’s deep under­standing of Buffett’s world, and a very long-term perspective.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable— and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all.

When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world’s greatest investor—nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. As Buf­fett’s fortune and reputation grew over time, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett’s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writ­ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments—and also his occa­sional mistakes.

Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis has provided commentary about each major arti­cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett’s investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting. Some of the highlights include:

Scores of Buffett books have been written, but none can claim this work’s combination of trust between two friends, the writer’s deep under­standing of Buffett’s world, and a very long-term perspective.

More books from Penguin Publishing Group

Cover of the book Astrology of Midlife and Aging by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Heart Dance by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Full Ratchet by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book The Portable Greek Historians by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Rewarded by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Threats at Three by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Suspicion at Seven by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book The Last Boys Picked by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Slocum 376 by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Longarm 271: Longarm and the Scorpion Murders by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Peter Pan by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Pretty Much Screwed by Carol J. Loomis
Cover of the book Now the Hell Will Start by Carol J. Loomis
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy