This was a biography I found from Barnes and Noble for $4 or so. I had gotten a gift card for Christmas, and had something else for around $22, so needed something cheap to use up the rest of the card. This book was available, and fit the bill. Plus, I'd been interested in reading something about the guy anyway, so it all worked out.
The author had access to interviews with Buffett, as well as a bunch of his friends and family. He cooperated with her biography, so it comes off really well. It's a very good writing style, and does a good job of portraying the dude. The book was published a few years ago, so it doesn't cover any of his recent transfers of his fortune to the Gates Foundation, but it does cover his life up through about 2004 or so.
The crazy thing about the fortune that Buffett created was that, even if you wanted to buy a share of his company now, the good shares are worth like $100,000.00!. But, for those who got in the thing when he first started, they've made loads and loads just by keeping their shares. Hopefully, someday I can find someone who's just starting, and who turns out as well as he did.
This one was a good read - recommended to just about anyone.
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