Customer Review: After reading this wonderful biography, I want to thank Mr. Buffett for allowing the story of his life to be told, warts and all, and Alice Schroeder for doing such a great job in writing this book. I finished reading The Snowball, Warren Buffett and the Business of Life a few days ago and I truly... more info
Customer Review: Excellent, easy read. I learned alot about television, and Ted is a very bright interesting man. I liked the book so much I read in in a day and a half. Could not put it down. Wish it had been longer.
Customer Review: Mr. Bogle makes some valid points about the industry he helped shape. The insights he shares shed light on just how we got to the mess we are in today. If I had to fault the book it would be for spending to many pages on his personal life and accomplishments. I understand that he wanted to... more info
Customer Review: The title, "The First Billion is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future", is misleading. "The First Billion is the Hardest" suggests a discussion of making money, but it doesn't build upon this theme at all. If you're looking for a detailed biography of... more info
Customer Review: The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J Mazzeo is clearly a labor of love. The author goes into painstaking detail regarding a fairly obscure part of French history to tell us the story of a remarkable woman and by extension the story of how Champagne became the bubbly we love today. Barbe-Nicole Cliquot (nee... more info
Customer Review: Just finished the book and have to say the author's stories seemed very contrived. While many historical facts are presented like the Iraq War or the Control of Panama Canal, the author's stories of meeting "local people" seem made up and don't provide any useful evidence to the reader beyond... more info
Customer Review: This book's subject matter is good. The problem-it reads like a bad research paper. It's so boring!!!!! If you're interested in stats on every page, have at it. Otherwise, check it out at the library and skim the main points.
Customer Review: As a person outside of the financial industry, I found the book to reveal an interesting glimpse into the history of the most venerated firm in Wall Street, from its humble inception to the present days. Along the way, you find glimpses of strong personalities that shine through the anonymity of... more info
Customer Review: This book has three parts. First, Alan Greenspan tells us about his background, schooling, associations, intellectual influences, and business career. Then he tells us about his public life, from unpaid campaign aide to Nixon in 68 to chairman of the Federal Reserve for 18 years, ending in 2006.... more info
