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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Managers, 6th Edition Paperback – 13 May 2021

A gold mine of investing advice from the most successful investor in history

THE ESSAYS OF Warren Buffett SIXTH EDITION

When Warren Buffett speaks, people worldwide listen. And with good reason: Buffett is the most successful investor-manager in history. He has set world records for achieving both high personal net worth, exceeding US$80 billion, and high corporate value for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, approaching US$600 billion. Time magazine lists Buffett as among the most influential people in the world―and he is.

According to Buffett, the best book collating his philosophy is The Essays of Warren Buffett by Lawrence A. Cunningham, the internationally renowned scholar and expert on Buffett and Berkshire. Through many updated editions dating to 1997, The Essays is the definitive account of Buffett’s approach to investing and management, consisting of a carefully curated and thematically organized compendium of Buffett’s original annual letters, along with Cunningham’s priceless commentaries.

" The book on Buffett. A superb job." ― Forbes

"Extraordinary." ― Money

"A classic on value investing and the definitive source on Buffett." ― Financial Times

One of "the smartest books we know." ― Fortune

• Print length 400 pages
• Language English
• Publisher Wiley
• Publication date 13 May 2021
• Dimensions 15.2 x 2.33 x 22.9 cm
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When Warren Buffett speaks, people worldwide listen. And with good reason: Buffett is the most successful investor-manager in history. He has set world records for achieving both high personal net worth, exceeding US$80 billion, and high corporate value for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, approaching US$600 billion. Time magazine lists Buffett as among the most influential people in the world—and he is.

“ The book on Buffett. A superb job.” — Forbes

“Extraordinary.” — Money

“A classic on value investing and the definitive source on Buffett.” — Financial Times

One of “the smartest books we know.” — Fortune

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Lawrence A. Cunningham is the Tucker Research Professor at George Washington University in Washington DC and New York City and Director of its Quality Shareholders Initiative. A leading authority on corporate culture and quality investing, Cunningham's dozen books include Quality Investing , Quality Shareholders , Dear Shareholders , and Margin of Trust .

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 6th edition (13 May 2021)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
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• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119803270
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 2.33 x 22.9 cm
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Lawrence a. cunningham.

Lawrence Cunningham's two dozen books include The Essays of Warren Buffett, which Cunningham self-published into an international best-seller that he has arranged for translation into a dozen languages.

An influential thought leader in both value investing and corporate governance, Cunningham's other notable books include Quality Investing (long time best seller with AKO Capital), The AIG Story (with Hank Greenberg) and Margin of Trust (which Warren Buffett singled out for special mention in his 2020 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders).

Cunningham ​advises companies, boards and shareholders, for many years as the founder of Quality Shareholders Group and recently as special counsel at Mayer Brown LLP. He has served on numerous corporate boards, of both private and public companies, including Markel Group (New York Stock Exchange) and Constellation Software Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange).

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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America Paperback – Import, 19 October 2019

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The fifth edition of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America continues a 25-year tradition of collating Warren Buffett's philosophy in a historic collaboration between Mr. Buffett and Prof. Lawrence Cunningham. As the book Buffett autographs most, its popularity and longevity attest to the widespread appetite for this unique compilation of Mr. Buffett's thoughts that is at once comprehensive, non-repetitive, and digestible. New and experienced readers alike will gain an invaluable informal education by perusing this classic arrangement of Mr. Buffett's best writings."Larry Cunningham has done a great job at collating our philosophy."-Warren Buffett "Larry Cunningham takes Buffett's brilliant letters to a still-higher level by organizing them into single-subject chapters. The book begins, moreover, with an excellent introduction by Larry."-Carol Loomis "The book on Buffett-a superb job."-Forbes "Extraordinary-full of wisdom, humor, and common sense."-Money "A classic on value investing and the definitive source on Buffett.""-Financial Times

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carolina Academic Pr; 5th edition (19 October 2019)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 342 pages
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• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1531017507
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Lawrence a. cunningham.

Lawrence Cunningham's two dozen books include The Essays of Warren Buffett, which Cunningham self-published into an international best-seller that he has arranged for translation into a dozen languages.

An influential thought leader in both value investing and corporate governance, Cunningham's other notable books include Quality Investing (long time best seller with AKO Capital), The AIG Story (with Hank Greenberg) and Margin of Trust (which Warren Buffett singled out for special mention in his 2020 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders).

Cunningham ​advises companies, boards and shareholders, for many years as the founder of Quality Shareholders Group and recently as special counsel at Mayer Brown LLP. He has served on numerous corporate boards, of both private and public companies, including Markel Group (New York Stock Exchange) and Constellation Software Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange).

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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, Fifth Edition

by Lawrence A. Cunningham , Warren E. Buffett

2019, 352 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-1750-7

The Essays of Warren Buffett

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The year 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Berkshire Hathaway under Warren Buffett's leadership, a milestone worth commemorating. The tenure sets a record for chief executive not only in duration but in value creation and philosophizing. The fourth edition of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America celebrates its twentieth anniversary. As the book Buffett autographs most, its popularity and longevity attest to the widespread appetite for this unique compilation of Buffett's thoughts that is at once comprehensive, non-repetitive, and digestible. New and experienced readers alike will gain an invaluable informal education by perusing this classic arrangement of Warren's best writings.

The fourth edition's new material includes:

• Warren's 50th anniversary retrospective, in what Bill Gates called Warren's best letter ever, on conglomerates and Berkshire's future without Buffett;
• Charlie Munger's 50th anniversary essay on "The Berkshire System";
• Warren's definitive defense of Berkshire's no-dividend practice; and
• Warren's best advice on investing, whether in apartments, farms, or businesses.

"Larry Cunningham has done a great job at collating our philosophy." — Warren Buffett "Larry Cunningham takes Buffett's brilliant letters to a still-higher level by organizing them into single-subject chapters. The book begins, moreover, with an excellent introduction by Larry." — Carol Loomis "This is a very important book. I recommend it to everyone who is interested in learning about investing, corporate governance, and business judgement." — Bill Ackman "The book on Buffett—a superb job." — Forbes "Extraordinary—full of wisdom, humor, and common sense." — Money "A classic on value investing and the definitive source on Buffett." — Financial Times "Cunningham has done a truly commendable job distilling and organizing the essence of Buffett's letter to Berkshire shareholders...While the essays reviewed in the latest edition of this volume range across a broad assortment of topics, for most readers the most valuable part of this book will be Buffett's lessons and insights on investing. It is extraordinarily rewarding to be able to survey the accumulated wisdom of one of the world's most successful investors." — Kevin M. LaCroix, The D&O Diary

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For many people, the first introduction to the world of intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) is hearing the words, “Your child has a disability.”

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Melissa Engle , workforce and community services manager at Boundless, has a 28-year-old son who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months old.

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