Tap Dancing to Work : Warren Buffett on Practically Everything , 1966 -

Description: 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 Buf - fett ' s fortune and reputation grew over time , Loomis her unique insight into Buffett ' s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune , writ - ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments -- and also his occa - sional 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 arti - cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view . Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett ' s 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 Berk - shire 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 under - standing of Buffett ' s world , and a very long - term perspective . 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 Buf fett ’ s fortune and reputation grew over time , Loomis her unique insight into Buffett ’ s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune , writ ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments — and also his occa sional 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 arti cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view . Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett ’ s 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 Berk shire 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 under standing of Buffett ’ s world , and a very long - term perspective .

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