ビジネスは人なり 投資は価値なり―ウォーレン・バフェット [単行本]

   世界一の投資家であり、全米で1、2を争う大富豪、ウォーレン・バフェットの半生をつづった1冊。バフェットに関する本は数多くあるが、本書は特に人間バフェットにフォーカスを当てており、彼の人生哲学や関係者の豊富な証言からバフェットのビジネスや投資に関する考え方を導いている。

   本書には、この偉大な投資家にまつわる、実にさまざまなエピソードが登場する。まとめ買いで安く手に入れたコーラを売り、小遣い稼ぎをした少年時代、師匠ベンジャミン・グレアムとの出会い、バフェットが「初恋の相手」と呼んだバークシャー社への投資、バフェットを有名にしたウォルト・ディズニー、コカ・コーラ、ワシントン・ポストなどへの投資、危機に直面したソロモン・ブラザーズを救った1990年代初頭…。ドラマに満ちあふれながら、事実関係の描写が細かく、プロの投資家、経営者にとっても興味深い内容であろう。

   本書の終わりで、バフェットはこう語っている。「私は、よい価格で手に入れることができ、信頼ができ賞賛すべき人々によって順調に経営されている企業を売却したいとは思わない」。投機を脱し、本当の意味での投資家を目指す人に、ぜひおすすめしたい1冊である。（土井英司）

Since its hardcover publication in August of 1995, Buffett has appeared on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Newsday and Business Week bestseller lists. The incredible landmark portrait of Warren Buffett's uniquely American life is now available in paperback, revised and updated by the author.

Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the twentieth century--an astounding net worth of $10 billion, and counting. His awesome investment record has made him a cult figure popularly known for his seeming contradictions: a billionaire who has a modest lifestyle, a phenomenally successful investor who eschews the revolving-door trading of modern Wall Street, a brilliant dealmaker who cultivates a homespun aura.

Journalist Roger Lowenstein draws on three years of unprecedented access to Buffett's family, friends, and colleagues to provide the first definitive, inside account of the life and career of this American original. Buffett  explains Buffett's' investment strategy--a long-term philosophy grounded in buying stock in companies that are undervalued on the market and hanging on until their worth invariably surfaces--and shows how it is a reflection of his inner self. --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

アメリカ・エキスプレス、ウォルト・ディズニー、コカ・コーラ、ワシントン・ポストを育てソロモン・ブラザースの危機を救った株式投資の教祖のすべてを明かす。全米ベストセラー。ジョージ・ソロスを超える世界一の投資家。

アメリカン・エキスプレス、ウォルト・ディズニー、コカ・コーラ、ワシントン・ポストを育てソロモン・ブラザースの危機を救った株式投資の教祖ウォーレン・バフェットのすべてを明かす。

Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the 20th century -- an astounding net worth of $10 billion and counting. That awesome record has made him a cult figure.

This illuminating biography reveals a man whose conscientiousness, integrity, and good humor exist alongside an odd emotional isolation. Buffett also masterfully traces his life: his enormously successful partnership; his early, inspired investments in American Express and Geico; his companionship and investment with Katharine Graham of the Washington Post; his role in the Capital Cities purchase of ABC; his unique relationship with his wife and mistress; and his rescue of the scandal-ridden Salomon Brothers.
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By picking the right stocks and businesses to invest in, plainspoken Nebraskan Warren Buffett became the richest man in the U.S. In this excellent biography, Wall Street Journal reporter Lowenstein details the billionaire stock market wizard's strategy of betting on the long-term growth of a handful of successful companies such as American Express and Berkshire Hathaway. Providing personal glimpses of a very private man, Lowenstein unearths childhood traumas such as the tormenting rages of Buffett's mother and his forced relocation to Washington, D.C., in 1943, where, at 13, he ran away from home (he was found by the police the next day). Buffett's wife, Susan Thompson, a nightclub singer, walked out on him in 1977 and was quickly replaced by his mistress, Latvian-born Astrid Menks. Lowenstein profiles an emotionally guarded, "strangely stunted" Midas obsessed with work and secrecy, who seemingly derives little pleasure from his fabulous wealth. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

In the annals of investing, Warren Buffett stands alone. Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the 20th century. In this intriguing, highly readable biography, financial journalist Roger Lowenstein paints a sympathetic but clear-eyed full portrait of the Berkshire Hathaway CEO. 16 pages of photos.
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"Only in America. The bonus of this fine, fine biography is that it could turn you into an investor, if you're not one already; or a better one, if you are. Lowenstein has done a great job with a great subject."--Andrew Tobias



"Mr. Lowenstein has done a masterly job."--The New York Times Book Review --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

"Only in America. The bonus of this fine, fine biography is that it could turn you into an investor, if you're not one already; or a better one, if you are. Lowenstein has done a great job with a great subject."--Andrew Tobias

"Mr. Lowenstein has done a masterly job."--The New York Times Book Review
--このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。