berkshiremystery Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 [amazonsearch]Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything[/amazonsearch] By Carol J. Loomis A FORTUNE Magazine Book Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (November 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1591845734 ISBN-13: 978-1591845737 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcollon Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. I'm hoping since Carol put the book together it will be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks, it's definitely on my list :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCG Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Anyone read this yet? Does it offer anything new and different from all the other Buffett books out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshiremystery Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Warren Buffett continues media tour to tout book Investor Warren Buffett to appear on Daily Show, CNBC to promote new book about his career OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett is continuing to promote a new book about his career with a series of interviews. Buffett is the focus of Carol Loomis' new book "Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012." The book is a collection of Fortune magazine articles on Buffett, who is chairman and CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. A couple of the articles were written by Buffett himself. Buffett and Loomis have already given a number of interviews this week. The pair is set to appear on Comedy Central's "Daily Show" Tuesday night and on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday morning. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-continues-media-tour-211701844.html ----- Warren Buffett & Carol Loomis @ Charlie Rose Show - Nov. 26, 2012 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12672 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I would like to know how this compares to Snowball and Lowenstein's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAllen Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Anyone read this yet? Does it offer anything new and different from all the other Buffett books out there? I didn't know about the Washington State "Whoops" bonds; that story was worth it for me. As a fairly long time follower, I'm very familiar with everything I've read, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yours Truly Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I would like to know how this compares to Snowball and Lowenstein's book. I would imagine this is less biographical and more investment/business related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuhndan Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I've read all the Buffett (some better than others) books. I'd definitely read the new Loomis book. Much better than The Snowball. Gives a different perspective on a number of stories you already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikx01 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Since I didn't see the following link here, I 'm posting it for those interested. Many of the articles in the book can be found here: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/category/tap-dancing-to-work/ or http://www.fortune.com/buffettbook Enjoy! I especially liked the piece on buybacks. I'm also re-reading articles by Mauboussin on buybacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yours Truly Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Since I didn't see the following link here, I 'm posting it for those interested. Many of the articles in the book can be found here: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/category/tap-dancing-to-work/ or http://www.fortune.com/buffettbook Enjoy! I especially liked the piece on buybacks. I'm also re-reading articles by Mauboussin on buybacks. Can you share the link to Mauboussin on buybacks? In Pabrai's latest video with Motley Fool, he says Charlie told him that investors should focus on copying a selected few guru's, companies that are buying back shares (cannibalizers) and spin-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikx01 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Search on google using the following verbatim: "Michael Mauboussin" "Share Repurchases" filetype:pdf You might also find the following interesting: http://www.terrysmithblog.com/straight-talking/2011/04/share-buybacks-friend-or-foe.html http://www.terrysmithblog.com/straight-talking/Share_buybacks.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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