KILPATRICK, Andrew; Buffett.
Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.
First Edition of Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street; inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick to Walter Annenberg
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1992.
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First edition of this early biography on investing legend Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lenghtily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Mr. and Mrs. Walter Annenberg, I have heard so much about you and am delighted to see you this way through Libby Hughes. May I tell you one story about your close friend, Mr. Buffett. I recently did a book signing in Omaha and he called me in for lunch and a quick talk at Berkshire headquarters. What a tremendous thrill. Very happy investing! And best to you and Mr. Buffett on Wells Fargo. Best, Andy Kilpatrick Oct. 30, 1992." The recipient, American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat Walter Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, the Daily Racing Form and Seventeen magazine. He was appointed by President Richard Nixon as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where he served from 1969 to 1974. In his later years, Annenberg became one of the most prominent philanthropists in the United States.[2] He established the Annenberg Foundation in 1988, and gave over $2 billion to educational establishments and art galleries, including both the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles. Near fine in a good dust jacket with closed tears and creasing to the rear panel. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg.
In Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street veteran business journalist Andrew Kilpatrick presents the story of Warren Buffett from his roots in Omaha, where his family goes back five generations, his youth (nicknames "Fireball" by his father, he early demonstrated a gift for making money and at age eleven was making $1,000 a year from two paper routes), his education at Columbia University School of Business (Harvard rejected him on the basis of a ten minute interview) and how, at age twenty-six, he started the Buffett Partnership. Kilpatrick explores Berkshire Hathaway's ownership of less glamorous but hugely profitable companies such as GEICO Insurance and Nebraska Furniture Mart and provides insights into Buffett's philosophy, his unqualified insistence on integrity, and his most daring financial operations.
Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.
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