Book · 2009 · Business & Economics
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
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If you read the book The Snowball which is like the definitive biography of Buffett you do not come away from that book saying I wish I had his life.
What they say about it
- Describing it as a biography“biography of Warren Buffett”5
- Rereading the book2
The best things said about it
But when the book The Snowball came out which is a biography written about Buffett by an author named Alice Schroeder and it came out I want to say 2009 something like that it really makes clear the case that Buffett has not lived a perfect life by any means.
The book The Snowball that Alice Schroeder wrote about Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. It's so good. It's a classic.
I'm rereading the book The Snowball.
One of the I I read this book Snowball about Warren Buffett and what's remarkable about him was his ability to grab onto whoever could teach him.
There's a book called The Snowball, which is kind of the most detailed do biography of Warren Buffett, and it would talk about how when he was on his adulthood, he wouldn't want to get haircuts because in his mind, a haircut would cost $10,000.
So, like right now one of the books I'm reading is is the the Warren Buffett biography, but that's for specific reason. Which one? Snowball or the other one? I'm reading Snowball right now. Snowball's good.
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Why people recommend it
The Snowball by Alice Schroeder is an extensive biography of legendary investor Warren Buffett that chronicles his business acumen, lifelong learning habits, and the personal trade-offs of extreme career dedication. Morgan Housel heavily featured the book on The Diary Of A CEO and The Tim Ferriss Show, utilizing Buffett's early financial mindset and later reflections on life to illustrate the staggering power of compound interest and the profound personal costs of hyper-focus. David Senra discussed the biography across multiple podcasts, including his own show and The Tim Ferriss Show, noting that he reread the volume to extract lessons on the immense value of long-term relationships and how extreme winners think. David Brooks also referenced Schroeder's work on Conversations with Tyler, pointing to Buffett's remarkable ability to constantly seek out and learn from mentors throughout his life. On My First Million, Shaan Puri and Sam Parr discussed reading the biography as a foundational text that shifts how entrepreneurs approach building companies and reinvesting capital. Throughout these discussions, podcast guests consistently turned to Schroeder's detailed account to dissect not only Buffett's unmatched financial success but also the psychological complexities, regrets, and human realities behind one of history's most famous investors.
Every mention
Morgan Housel There's a book called The Snowball, which is kind of the most detailed do biography of Warren Buffett, and… 4
“There's a book called The Snowball, which is kind of the most detailed do biography of Warren Buffett, and it would talk about how when he was on his adulthood, he wouldn't want to get haircuts because in his mind, a haircut would cost $10,000”
“Morgan Housel: If you read the biography, The Snowball, which I reread recently, it's a biography of Warren Buffett, as someone who's been such a Buffett fanboy my entire life, and a lot of people will fall into that category, you read his biography, and at the end, you're like, 'To tell you the truth, not the life that I”
“so if you read the book The Snowball which is like the definitive biography of Buffett you do not come away from that book saying I wish I had his life”
“but when the book The Snowball came out which is a biography written about Buffett by an author named Alice Schroeder and it came out I want to say 2009 something like that it really makes clear the case that Buffett has not lived a perfect life by any means”
David Senra You read Snowball after his wife leaves him and he says the biggest mistake if I could go back and live lif… 3
“I'm rereading the book "The Snowball."”
“You read Snowball after his wife leaves him and he says the biggest mistake if I could go back and live life again.”
“reading uh this book called The Snowball which is like a most well-known biography of Warren Buffett”
Shaan Puri So, like right now one of the books I'm reading is is the the Warren Buffett biography, but that's for spec… 2
“So, like right now one of the books I'm reading is is the the Warren Buffett biography, but that's for specific reason. Which one? Snowball or the other one? I'm reading Snowball right now. Snowball's good.”
“I don't know like the what Chris's story is but Andrew said they basically were like building their own companies and like reinvesting the profits into building their own things and then they read the biography of Warren Buffett. I think it's called Snowball or something and then they read like a Charlie Munger book and they go, oh yeah,”
David Brooks One of the I I read this book Snowball about Warren Buffett and what's remarkable about him was his ability… 1
“One of the I I read this book Snowball about Warren Buffett and what's remarkable about him was his ability to grab onto whoever could teach him.”
David Rosenthal So the book the snowball that alice schroeder wrote about warren buffett and berkshire hathaway. It's so go… 1
“So the book the snowball that alice schroeder wrote about warren buffett and berkshire hathaway. It's so good. It's a classic. It was the main source like the backbone of our berkshire hathaway series.”
Sam Parr Maybe I should read a Snowball as well. I've read the shorter one. I don't even think that's in Snowball cu… 1
“Maybe I should read a Snowball as well. I've read the shorter one. I don't even think that's in Snowball cuz that was more recent. But I should read this I should read Snowball and we could have like a book club, talk about it cuz I He interests me.”
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“not the one snowball that's too long it's like a thousand Pages”