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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America

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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America. Selected, Arranged, and Introduced by Lawrence A. Cunningham

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The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Managers Paperback – December 24, 2013

• Print length 352 pages
• Language English
• Publisher John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date December 24, 2013
• Dimensions 7.32 x 0.87 x 9.17 inches
• ISBN-10 1118821157
• ISBN-13 978-1118821152
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley & Sons; 4th edition (December 24, 2013)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118821157
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118821152
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 0.87 x 9.17 inches
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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, currently as the founder of Quality Shareholders Group and 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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This book has been replaced by a newer edition:

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

Lessons for corporate america, fourth edition.

Tags: Business , Corporations/Corporate Law , Taxation

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328  pp  $32.00

ISBN 978-1-61163-758-8 eISBN 978-1-61163-759-5

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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