Tap Dancing to Work, Carol J. Loomis
Tap Dancing to Work, Carol J. Loomis
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Tap Dancing to Work
Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966–2012: A Fortune Magazine Book

Author: Carol J. Loomis

Narrator: Susan Boyce, Barry Press

Unabridged: 17 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2013

Synopsis

Carol J. Loomis first wrote about Warren Buffett for Fortune in 1966, when he was a little-known hedge fund manager in Omaha. They became close personal friends over the following decades, giving Loomis unique access and insight into the mind of the world's greatest investor. For the last thirty-five years she has also been the pro-bono editor of his famous annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire-Hathaway. Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune has ever published, including thirteen cover stories and six by Buffett himself, ranging from the 1960s to the 2010s. By putting these pieces into context and adding fresh commentary, she has created a definitive history of Buffett's business and investing career. Listeners will gain new insights not only into his investment strategies, but also his wisdom on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting. And despite her close ties to Buffett, Loomis includes articles and commentary about his occasional mistakes and bad predictions. Many books have been written about Buffett over the years, but none with this unique combination of exclusive access, deep understanding, and historical perspective.

About Carol J. Loomis

Carol J. Loomis is a senior editor-at-large at Fortune, where she has worked since 1954. She has been the magazine’s expert on Warren Buf­fett since 1966 and has edited his annual letter to shareholders since 1977. Her many honors include five lifetime achievement awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism and Time Inc.’s first-ever Henry Luce Award. She lives in Westchester County.

About Susan Boyce

Susan Boyce is the award-winning narrator of over 140 audiobooks. She performs in variety theater, is one half of the song-and-dance team of Jones & Boyce, and holds a degree in theater and biology. She can be heard in phone trees, in computer games, and as the voice of the pink “Care Bear.” She lives in St. Augustine, Florida, and summers in Greenville, Maine.

About Barry Press

Barry Press has been an active professional actor, director, and teacher for over thirty-five years. He has performed off Broadway and at numerous regional theaters from Alaska to Florida. He is founder and artistic director of Living Literature, a Rhode Island–based literacy program.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Larry on December 04, 2013

I liked this book overall, but it really wasn't what I expected. Lured by the subtitle "Warren Buffet on Practically Everything," I was expecting a book in which Buffet brought his keen intellect and concise thinking to all sorts of subjects. But the book is primarily about the world of investing, a......more

Goodreads review by Harold on December 15, 2012

"Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book" "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 F......more

Goodreads review by Arup on October 21, 2018

This is not a book in the sense one develops a thesis or a story. But it another sense it could be, possibly biased by the authors selections. The story it develops is one of buffets life as an investor. Some of the content is quite solid, but some of it could have been avoided without any loss to t......more

Goodreads review by Tom on December 20, 2021

A few interesting tidbits but nothing earth shattering, Warren thinks in principles and he is simply logical and doesn’t allow his ego to cloud his thinking. He’s very good at analyzing companies and he enjoys it the same way that another old guy might enjoy a model train set. He tinkers with it eve......more

Goodreads review by Matt on February 14, 2017

I recently watched the documentary of Warren Buffet on HBO and highly recommend it. This book covers much of the same ground. I think everyone can benefit by learning from the greatest investor of our time. And his sense of humor is terrific too!......more

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