I have a strange little hobby. I collect everything I can find (mainly books) by Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and John Bogle. I'm just a guy with modest means and I never practiced value investing in my life, but I just love reading about Buffett. I even got pretty lucky last year and won a bid on ebay for his autograph. If you ever tried to buy Buffett's autograph for under $300, you will know what I mean. Although I do practice index investing and will never dare try to do what Buffett does, I love reading about how he did it all those years ago and love reading his always optimistic views on life. Reading about Buffett and looking at pictures of his office and house is like going to an art museum for me. The fact that he never left Omaha makes so much sense. He is truly an independent thinker who seems to cherish a simple live without all the trappings of material success. He knows what he likes and doesn't feel the need to impress the world by buying more stuff. He still lives in the same house he bought 47 years ago which puzzles most people. His simple reply is he is warm in the winter and cool in the summer and he truly likes it there.
This book is like the new holy grail for someone like myself. The pictures alone, are worth the low price of this book. I also love reading about people that invested with Buffett before anyone knew who he was. To my absolute delight they have a chapter devoted to the early Buffett and Berkshire investors. Thinking about Buffett in his modest office, living in his modest world fascinates me. There are so many lessons one can learn how Buffett lives his life and making money is the least of those lessons. Yes he is the world's greatest investor, but reading how he views the world is his real genius. If you are a fan of everything Buffett, get this book and you will see what I mean.
For the record, I also own Charlie Munger and John Bogle's autograph. But they were much easier to obtain. : )
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