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Tap Dancing to Work

by Carol J. Loomis · first published 2012

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3HN commenters
2013–2018first – last mentioned

67% recommend33% neutral

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  • Muted · Sep 2, 2015 · Recommends

    …explicitly recommend but I think are definitely worth reading: 1) Letter to shareholders (all of them, you can find the ones of his partnership and earlier ones online) 2) The Snowball - Alice Schroeder 3) Tap Dancing to Work - Carol Loomis (There are tons of books on Buffett, but these two are friends of his) Also, if you ever go to his shareholders meeting, there's a whole list of "Buffett approved books". Some that I can…

    on “Buffett FAQ” ↗
  • dylanz · Dec 13, 2013 · Recommends

    I just took a road trip and looked at one of Bill Gates previous favorite books list, and picked "Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012". I've always wanted to know more about Mr. Buffet, so I thought this would be a great choice. I almost drove off the road listening to him talking…

    on “The Best Books I Read in 2013” ↗
  • PostPost · Dec 12, 2018 · Mentions

    …extremely difficult circumstances) 35. The Strange Bird (Dark, bleak, full of life, see 1.) 36. The Murderbot diaries: Rogue Protocol (See 3.) 37. His Dark Materials: The subtle knife (See 32.) 38. Tap Dancing to Work (Very dry, some stories/articles are fantastic, others very, very boring for people that do not care about finance) 39. So Good They Can't Ignore You (Pretty good) 40. His Dark Materials: The Amber…

    on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗

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