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Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition vii
Bill Miller
Foreword to the First Edition ix
Peter S. Lynch
Preface xv
Introduction xix
Kenneth L. Fisher
1 The World’s Greatest Investor 1
2 The Education of Warren Buffett 11
3 “Our Main Business Is Insurance”: The Early
Days of Berkshire Hathaway 29
4 Buying a Business 41
5 Investing Guidelines: Business Tenets 61
6 Investing Guidelines: Management Tenets 81
7 Investing Guidelines: Financial Tenets 109
8 Investing Guidelines: Value Tenets 121