{"product_id":"2940169435757","title":"The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as \"The Oracle of Omaha\"-for fans of the HBO documentary \u003ci\u003eBecoming Warren Buffett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in  the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir,  but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore  directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs,  follies, and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the media track him  constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private,  especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public  sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of  paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he  treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty  as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker. At the same time he became  the world's richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire  Hathaway. None of this fits the term \"simple.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett  she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception  and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know  him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing  style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound  up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision  to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever  before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer's questions, talking,  giving complete access to his wife, children, friends, and business associates-opening  his files, recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage, as \u003ci\u003eThe Snowball \u003c\/i\u003emakes  immensely clear. Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths  and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett's legacy will not be  his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that  have enriched people's lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most  fascinating American success story of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123136708848,"sku":"2940169435757","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169435757_p0.jpg?v=1763682743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169435757","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}