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The 1 business book both bill gates and warren buffett. This version of warren buffett the reformed broker. Its an unassuming paperback more than 40 years old, but this book has been dubbed. We follow them around as they reminisce about their favorite treats, bill and melindas special connection to willie nelson, why pinball machines were the best business warren. If you want to be like warren buffett and bill gates, adopt. Warren buffett and bill gates agree this 1969 classic is still the best business book of all timeheres why published thu, apr 11 2019 11. Its being reissued next month, and the endorsements of these two business.
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Warren buffett and bill gates agree this 1969 classic is. Jul 17, 2014 the wall street journal gatess and buffetts favorite business book is out of print published. Apr 12, 2019 when the two billionaires first met back in 1991, gates asked buffett to recommend his favorite business book. Back in 1991, gates asked buffett what his favorite book was. Bill gates favorite business book business insider. Selfmade billionaires, longtime friends and discerning readers bill gates and warren buffett. Bill gatess favorite business tales, in the new yorker. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. Although brooks was writing in the 1960s, his insights are. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business. Published 50 years ago, it still remains relevant today. To reply, buffett sent the microsoft founder his personal copy of business adventures, a collection of. The best business book ive ever read bill gates gates notes.
Top lesson from bill gates, warren buffetts favorite. Gatess and buffetts favorite business book is out of print. Jul 14, 2014 bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite business reading. I read it more than two decades ago, and its still my pick for the best business book ever. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the. Gates had never heard of it, but it became his favorite business book, too. A guide to the intelligent investor, security analysis, and the wealth of nations paperback june 6, 2012. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading. Bill gates s favorite business book not long after i first met warren buffett back in 1991, i asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Shortly after we met, warren buffett loaned me this collection of new yorker business articles from the 1950s and 1960s. Heres a list of every book warren buffett has recommended. Gatess and buffetts favorite business book is out of. Heres a full list of every book warren buffett has recommended this decadein his annual letters published mon, dec 2 2019 11.
Twelve surprising and entertaining case studies are presented to give readers an indepth understanding of some of the most influential moments in business history. I had never heard of business adventures or john brooks. Which might move business adventures to the top of your. Warren buffett and i discuss our favorite business book of. Reading financial statements for value investing warren buffett s 3 favorite books book 2 by stig brodersen and preston pysh 4. In 1991, bill gates asked warren buffett what his favorite book was.
Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the. Not long after i first met warren buffett back in 1991, i asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. Jun 19, 2018 we follow them around as they reminisce about their favorite treats, bill and melindas special connection to willie nelson, why pinball machines were the best business warren ever had, and a. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best business. Your 2018 warren buffett book list the motley fool. Its no secret that bill gates and warren buffett have a strong relationship. Warren buffett inspired bill gates to use this effective. If youre looking for a good book to kick off 2018, try business adventures by john brooks. The daily habit that made bill gates, warren buffett, and barack. Top 10 favorite books from billionaire warren buffett.
Buffett recommended business adventures without a second thought and the book today is also one of gates s favorites. Jul 18, 2014 both bill gates and warren buffetaccording to an essay this week from gatescount john brooks business adventures as their single favorite book about business. Warren buffett gave me this fantastic collection of articles that brooks wrote for the new yorker. Oct 11, 2017 luckily, we now have a onestop shop that provides book recommendations from hundreds of leaders, including bill gates, warren buffett, elon musk, and jeff bezos.
It is a book that brings together a number of stories. It went out of print in the 70s but i thought some of you might be interested in reading it. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street. Brookss insights about business have aged beautifully, and they are as true today as ever. Warren buffett gives bill gates a tour of the nebraska furniture mart, a supersuccessful megastore owned by berkshire hathaway. Sep 04, 2019 founders project warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written which might move business adventures to the top of your reading list. Here are three life lessons from bill gates and warren buffetts favorite book on business, business adventures.
Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street by john brooks. Behind every successful entrepreneur is a list of books that have helped them navigate the intricacies of running a business and living a victorious life. Bill gatess and warren buffetts favorite business book. The 31 most influential books about business business insider. Bill gates wrote in his blog, gatesnotes, that warren buffett not only recommended this as his favorite book about business, but actually. Dec 08, 2014 gates calls business adventures by john brooks, for instance, the best business book ive ever read. Bill gates recently shared on his blog that once, when he asked warren buffett what his favorite business book was, buffett instantly replied that it was business adventures.
Apr 20, 2019 the endorsement of bill gates and warren buffett for the book, business adventures, should be enough to convince you to read it. What microsoft founder bill gates says about vaclav smils books. Warren buffett s favorite business book cnbc make it. Without hesitation, the berkshire hathaway ceo offered up his favorite. Heres a chapter from my favorite business book bill gates. He says its warren buffett s favorite business book, too.
Bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in the new yorker. Given to gates by warren buffett, the outofprint collection of new yorker articles. Back in 1991, gates asked buffett what his favourite book was. To this day, bill gates states that this is the best business book he has ever read. In response, warren buffett sent bill gates his own version of business adventures. Founders project warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written which might move business adventures to the top of your reading list. Forbes magazine hailed cialdinis work on their favorite 75 smartest business books list, with its explanation of how people feel obligated to return favors reciprocity and why commitment is so. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best. Wit and wisdom from the worlds greatest investor, second edition, by janet lowe, with warren buffett the warren buffett way, third edition by robert g. A book thats earned its spot on the new york times bestseller book list, cialdini has concentrated over 30 years of research into how and why people respond with a yes instead of a no.
This business book has been included on business reading lists, from hampdensydney college to warren buffets favorites of. In it, you will find reallife stories of incredible success and tremendous failure in one of the wealthiest strips of real estate on the planet. Without missing a beat, the berkshire hathaway ceo answered. Business adventures amazon not long after i first met warren buffett back in 1991, i asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He loaned me his copy and we had a lot of fun talking about what we had learned from it. In 1991, bill gates asked warren buffett what his favorite business book was. Jul 11, 2014 bill gates shares his thoughts on john brooks, author of his favorite business book business adventures, a collection of twelve stories that originally appeared in the new yorker.
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While you might think this book is already obsolete, especially for millennials, you would not regret reading business adventures because it comes with timeless lessons and principles applicable to todays life. I once asked warren buffett to recommend a business book. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street, by john brooks more than a quartercentury ago, microsoft cofounder bill gates asked warren buffett for a book. A fatherdaughter team is working to reduce child mortality in bangladesh. This is the top lesson from bill gates and warren buffett s favorite business book. Oct 20, 2015 back in 1991, gates asked buffett what his favourite book was. Now, fortyfive years later, bill gates, in the wall street journal, is calling it his favorite business book. To reply, buffett sent the microsoft founder his personal copy of business adventures, a collection of new yorker stories by john. Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best business. Bangladeshs dynamic duo battle global health inequity. Both bill gates and warren buffetaccording to an essay this week from gates count john brooks business adventures as their single favorite book about business. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates both agree business adventures by john brooks is best business book ever written. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written. It gives the readers a most detailed insight into the life of warren buffett.
As the year comes to an end, i reflect on how we can make our tax system more fair. This week, gates adopted one of buffett s favorite communication. In addition to this free chapter, the full version of business adventures was recently released by a new publisher as an e book. Bill gates and warren buffett have been friends for almost 30 years. The wall street journal gates s and buffetts favorite business book is out of print published. Bill gates met warren buffett for the first time in 1991, and one of his first questions was which business book buffett recommended most highly. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett. Buy the best business book bill gates has ever read. Nov 03, 2016 when bill gates first met longtime friend warren buffett in 1991, he asked for a business book recommendation. In it, he interviews warren buffet and other highprofile business leaders. Apr 11, 2019 billionaires warren buffett and bill gates both agree business adventures by john brooks is best business book ever written. In reply, buffett sent the microsoft founder his personal copy of business adventures, a collection of new yorker stories by john brooks. He says its warren buffetts favorite business book, too. Welch puts feet on some of peter druckers favorite list of ideas, including the necessity of change and the need to build a corporation with the right people, instead of on the backs of people while bilking the customer.
The key takeaway from bill gates and warren buffetts. Gates describes the book as phenomenal and the best. Bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite. When bill gates first met longtime friend warren buffett in 1991, he asked for a business book recommendation. Books extremely successful people read from president obama to bill clinton to sheryl sandberg 20 books that the world. This entertaining collection of new yorker essays by reporter john brooks was buffett s reply to bill gates in 1991 when he asked him for his favorite book.
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