Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best business book ever written which might move business adventures to the top of your reading list. Warren buffett and bill gates agree this 1969 classic is. Other than the interesting history in the book, it is of limited value in the current business world. More than two decades after warren buffett lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first published business adventures remains the best business book ive ever read. Published 50 years ago, it still remains relevant today. Incredible friendship of bill gates and warren buffett. Business adventureswhich warren buffett recommended to me in 1991has been out of print since the 1970s. Without hesitation, the berkshire hathaway ceo offered up his favorite. Business adventures in 1969, but bill gates and warren buffett think. I read the ebook, and i understand a print version will be forthcoming in.
In addition to this free chapter, the full version of business adventures was recently released by a new publisher as an e book. But when bill gates first met warren buffett in 1991, thats exactly what. While you might think this book is already obsolete. Heres a chapter from my favorite business book bill gates. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates both agree business adventures by john brooks is best business book ever written. Bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading. Gates says he asked warren buffett back in 1991 what his favorite. In 1991, bill gates asked warren buffett what his favorite book was. The endorsement of bill gates and warren buffett for the book, business adventures, should be enough to convince you to read it. Picture two billionaires meeting for the first time and you probably dont imagine them discussing their favorite books. Business adventures why bill gatess favourite book is back at the top of the bestseller lists. Buffett, bill gates and carl ichan praise this timless classic on business faliure, and success lessons.
Brookss deeper insights about business are just as relevant today as they were back then. Its recently emerged that americas two richest men share not only a fondness for bridge, but identical taste in literature. The answer, of course, was business adventuresand buffett sent. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street by john brooks. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street. Ceo warren buffett what his favorite business book was, and buffett responded by sending gates his personal copy of business. Bill gates has performed quite a few feats of business. Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on. In 1991, bill gates and warren buffet met for the first time, and gates asked buffett what his favorite business book was.
Pada tahun 1991, bill gates sempat bertanya kepada. Bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite. During my visit to berkshire hathaways annual meeting in omaha, warren buffett and i broke away from the meetings to visit a dairy queen for some lunch and to get some restaurant training. Xerox xerox xerox xerox, is available for free download here. Business adventures why bill gatess favourite book is. The new york times bestseller bill gates calls the best business book ive ever. Why business adventures is one of bill gatess favorite. Why business adventures is one of bill gatess favorite books. Gates wrote that the book was old, hard to find, and the best business book ever. In terms of its longevity, business adventures stands alongside benjamin grahams the intelligent investor, the 1949 book that warren says is the best book on investing that he has ever read. I had heard, as i think everyone else has, that business adventures was a favourite book of bill gates and warren buffet.
Moreover, buffett lent his favorite business book business adventures by john brooks to bill gates, shortly after their first meeting. Bill gates rereads a section of business adventures, by john brooks, which he says was lent to him by warren buffett in the early 1990s. I read the ebook, and i understand a print version will be forthcoming. Business adventures why it is buffetts favorite book. Its business adventures, a collection of some of the best of longtime new. Bill gates resurrects 45yearold book business adventures. I read the ebook, and i understand a print version will be forthcoming in september. Bill gates creates instant book hit by revealing favourite business reading. The best business book according to bill gates and warren. Warren buffett and bill gates still say this is the best. Gatess and buffetts favorite business book is out of.
Billionaires warren buffett and bill gates agree on the best business book ever written. Bill gates and warren buffets giving pledge, explained vox. Yes, like many people i read that warren buffett and bill gates both consider this book 1 of the best ever written. Bill gates and warren buffett pick up a shift at dairy. Both bill gates and warren buffetaccording to an essay this week from gatescount john brooks business adventures as their single favorite book about business.
I followed the herd and read business adventures by the late john brooks, originally published in 1969 over the summer like many. I had heard, as i think everyone else has, that business adventures was a favorite book of bill gates and warren buffet. Business adventures why bill gatess favourite book is back at the. Bill gates and warren buffett set out to get the rich to give more. More than two decades after warren buffett lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains the best business book ive ever read. A columbia business school student asked both gates and buffett what types of businesses they would. Books pass notes ebooks publishing warren buffett bill gates. Business adventures ebook by john brooks rakuten kobo. Not long after i first met warren buffett back in 1991, i asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures. Volgens bill gates is dit het beste business boek dat hij ooit heeft gelezen, hem aangeraden door warren buffett begin jaren 90. John brookss 1960s collection business adventures still offers many insights into running a strong business. This is bill gates favorite business book of all time quartz. The book will be reprinted in september and is currently available as an ebook on amazon.
Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best business book ever. Old friends, warren buffett 51 and bill gates speak with. Lessons in bill gates favorite book business adventures. In fact, as the story goes, bill gates got his copy from warren buffett. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street karya john brooks. You can download business adventures in pdf format. Warren buffett and bill gates say this is the best.
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