"Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger"
by Janet Lowe Foreword by Warren E. Buffett
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From the Publisher
Warren Buffett may be the household name, but Berkshire Hathaway Director and Vice Chairman Charles Munger is considered by many to be "the brains behind Warren Buffett." One of the investment world's most private figures, Munger is the man Buffett credits with teaching him the value of great franchises and the virtues of qualitative analysis. In his own quiet way, he has helped expand Berkshire's value (and his own personal fortune) to mammoth proportions. In fact, Berkshire Hathaway's stature as a model investment firm owes much to Munger's staunch advocacy of ethical business practices, his brutal honesty, and his fame for "cutting through the bull." Now, for the first time, Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger lets the public discover the tactics and techniques, the business philosophy and humor of this highly influential, yet little known, financial wizard.
Janet Lowe (Del Mar, CA), a noted financial writer and editor, is the author of Wiley's bestselling Speaks series, including Warren Buffett Speaks, Jack Welch Speaks, Bill Gates Speaks, and Oprah Winfrey Speaks. Her other books include Value Investing, The Secret Empire, Keys to Investing in International Stocks, and Dividends Don't Lie: Finding Value in Blue Chip Stock.
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From Booknews
A look at the techniques, tactics and history of Charlie Munger, a man some consider to be the brains behind investment guru Warren Buffett. Lowe, an investment writer, constructed the book from information gathered from Munger and his family, as well as Buffett. The book explores the personal life of a man famous for being private, following him through World War II, the death of a son, and a surgery that left him blind in one eye. Speeches by Munger are included in the appendix. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
From Publisher's Weekly - Publishers Weekly
HWhen Warren Buffett's partner, fellow Nebraskan and Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman Charles T. Munger (now 76 years old) was a young boy, his hero was the independent Robinson Crusoe. As he grew older, he strove (and still strives) to emulate the creative thinker Benjamin Franklin, whom Munger admires most for his commitment to social causes and philanthropy. (Munger is one of the pioneering supporters of Planned Parenthood.) Lowe, who spent three intensive years learning about Munger's life and work, had the full cooperation of his subject for this biography and access to his vast network of admiring and devoted business associates, his family and his lifelong friends. She does a superb job of re-creating Munger's development from a respectable lawyer to a savvy investor, providing intricate details about the incisive thinking behind his business deals, which she weaves into a captivating narrative. The droll, brilliant, focused and intensely private Munger conducts his business the way he lives his life: he invests his time and his money in people of strong moral character and businesses that are intrinsically sound. He is not averse to risk, because he calculates it carefully, and, most crucially, when he makes a commitment, he does so for the long term. Agent, Alice Fried Martell. (Nov.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. |
