Books about Berkshire from Amazon.com

They come to Omaha by the tens of thousands, flocking to an annual meeting that has become legendary for investors, businesspeople, and fans of one of the most savvy capitalists on the planet. They come to eat steak, buy furniture at a discount, and bask in the brilliance of value investor extraordinaire, Warren Buffet.

. .

Hedge fund founder, financial blogger, and professional skeptic Jeff Matthews got his own highly-coveted ticket to the Berkshire Hathaway meeting held only for shareholders and their guests--and proceeded to post reports on his blog, offering tempting glimpses into the much-discussed meeting. Now Matthews delivers a full-length account of his adventures at this infamous financial hoedown. In addition to offering a thoroughly entertaining first-hand account of Berkshire Hathaway's meeting, he answers questions investor's are asking, including:

.

.
• Does Buffett's famed penny-pinching cripple his companies?.
• Why does Buffet--a bridge partner and best friend of Bill Gates--not own any technology stocks?.
• How does the extremely rational Buffett square his well-known social progressiveness with his lily-white audience of investors?.
• Is Buffet really an "Oracle"?.
• What information, insights, and ideas do the meeting's attendees pick up-and how do they put this information to use in their own investments?.
• Will Berkshire-Hathaway survive his death? .

.

Matthews also applies his financial acumen to harvesting potent lessons from his experiences that you can use as you survey the investment field, from finding how the world�s greatest investor evaluates not only businesses but the people who run them, to the importance of �just reading and thinking� and the value of having a smart, cynical partner. With the dispatches from this exclusive financial carnival, Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett's Omaha puts you at the forefront of an investor's dream come true.

. .

"There are very few secrets to be revealed about a man who really doesn�t have many secrets. But this book does take you inside that secret place � the Mecca of the Midwest. It�s very easy to read and full of classic Buffett-isms � well worth the pilgrimage for those of us who don�t own any Berkshire Hathaway shares or for anyone who wants to learn more about investing from the man who says the first rule of investing it to, 'read everything.'"
--CNBC.COM Price: $12.18 [Notify me when price goes down.]

For the first time in one cozy volume: Anne Perry’s first two Christmas novels–yuletide offerings full of holiday magic . . . and murder




A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
“One of the best books to brighten the joyous season.”
–USA Today

“This brief work has an almost Jamesian subtlety. . . . [A] powerful message of responsibility and redemption.”
–The Wall Street Journal

In the Berkshire countryside, family and guests have gathered for a delicious weekend fête surrounded by roaring fires and candlelight. It’s scarcely the setting for misfortune, and no one–not even that clever budding sleuth Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould–anticipates the tragedy that is to darken this holiday house party.

A CHRISTMAS VISITOR
“Satisfyingly dark and suspenseful.”
–Entertainment Weekly

“Wondrous . . . a welcome entry to the seasonal thriller.”
–Richmond Times-Dispatch

At the Dreghorn family reunion, the tranquility of a snowbound English estate is shattered by what an apparently accidental death. The victim’s distraught wife summons her godfather, the distinguished mathematician and inventor Henry Rathbone, to the scene. And questions about the tragic event soon turn into whispers of murder..
Price: $8.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]

A psychological thriller of secrets, dark motives, and an adoption buried in the past

At the center of Elizabeth Brundage’s new novel lies an adoption under stressed and tragic circumstances Willa, brought up in elegant prosperity, is now a student at the prestigious Pioneer School. But her biological father, a failing writer and former drug addict, can’t live with himself without seeing her again.

In this idyllic Berkshires landscape, Willa’s adoptive parents have fled a mysterious past; a feminist sculptor initiates a reckless affair; teenagers live in a world to which adults turn a blind eye; and the headmaster’s wife is busy keeping her husband’s disastrous history and current indiscretions well hidden. The culmination of these forces is the collision of two very different fathers—biological and adoptive—and a villain whose ends and means slowly unfold with the help, witting and unwitting, of all around him. Somebody Else’s Daughter delivers an electric, suspenseful tale of richly conflicted characters and the disturbed landscape of the American psyche..
Price: $8.68 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Praise for Damn Right!

From the author of the bestselling WARREN BUFFETT SPEAKS. . .

"Charlie Munger, whose reputation is deep and wide, based on an extraordinary record of brilliantly successful business strategies, sees things that others don’t. There is a method to his mastery and, through this book, we get a chance to learn about this rare individual." –MICHAEL EISNER, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company

"Janet Lowe uncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger’s curmudgeonly façade in this richly woven portrait of our era’s heir to Ben Franklin. With a biographer’s detachment, an historian’s thoroughness, and a financial writer’s common sense, Lowe produces a riveting account of the family, personal, and business life of the idiosyncratically complex and endlessly fascinating figure." –LAWRENCE CUNNINGHAM, Cardozo Law School, Author of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America

"For years, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and investors worldwide (me included) have struggled to learn more about Warren Buffett’s cerebral sidekick. Now we can rest and enjoy reading Janet Lowe’s book about this rare intellectual jewel called Charlie Munger." –ROBERT G. HAGSTROM, Author of The Warren Buffett Way

"Charlie has lived by the creed that one should live a life that doesn’t need explaining. But his life should be explained. In a city where heroism is too often confused with celebrity, Charlie is a true hero and mentor. He lives the life lessons that he has studiously extracted from other true heroes and mentors, from Ben Franklin to Ben Graham. This book illuminates those life lessons." –RONALD L. OLSON, Munger, Tolles & Olson llp

"Janet Lowe’s unprecedented access to Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett has resulted in a first-class book that investors, academics, and CEOs will find entertaining and highly useful."–TIMOTHY P. VICK, Money Manager and Author of How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett.
Price: $24.90 [Notify me when price goes down.]

A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapiens and today s version of the species, and a great storyteller can make those connections come alive. David Christian is both, and This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity, makes the journey from the earliest foraging era to the agrarian era to our own modern era a fascinating one. Ready to help your students give up their preconceptions that anything old is probably boring? Enter This Fleeting World. A compact, easy-to-read overview of world history, ideal for curriculum development, classroom preparation, and student review..
Price: $13.45 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health shares its renowned cuisine in over 300 recipes adapted for today's busy cooks. Creative and informative, it transforms traditional American favorites into healthful vegetarian recipes, and it includes tasty kid-pleasing dishes, menu planning, and much more..
Price: $13.57 [Notify me when price goes down.]

"Everyone knows Warren is the greatest investor of our time. . . .This book for the first time captures his genius as a manager "
–Jack Welch

"Everyone who reads it comes away singing its praises"
–Warren Buffett

Much has been written about Warren Buffett and the philosophy that made him the most successful investor in history, yet nothing–until now–has been written about his role as manager of the diverse companies under Berkshire Hathaway’s ownership.

Berkshire Hathaway expert Robert Miles explores the hands-off management style that has proven so successful for both Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. Including rare interviews with executives who run the companies within Berkshire Hathaway holdings, The Warren Buffett CEO provides a unique insider’s perspective from managers such as:

• Lou Simpson and Tony Nicely, Presidents and CEOs of Capital Operations and Operations, respectively, Geico
• Ajit Jain, President, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group
• Richard Santulli, Founder and CEO, NetJets

Besides revealing the successful management style of the powerhouse holding company known as Berkshire Hathaway, The Warren Buffett CEO sheds light on the company’s future as well as on who will succeed the "Oracle of Omaha" when he steps down. You may never get to work with Warren Buffett, but in reading The Warren Buffett CEO you will understand what it is like to work for "the best boss in the world.".
Price: $14.08 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This is the fifth edition of a well-established textbook. It is intended to provide a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, an old subject that is at the base of all of physics, but in which there has also in recent years been rapid development. The book is aimed at undergraduate students of physics and applied mathematics. It emphasizes the basic principles, and aims to progress rapidly to the point of being able to handle physically and mathematically interesting problems, without getting bogged down in excessive formalism. Lagrangian methods are introduced at a relatively early stage, to get students to appreciate their use in simple contexts. Later chapters use Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods extensively, but in a way that aims to be accessible to undergraduates, while including modern developments at the appropriate level of detail. The subject has been developed considerably recently while retaining a truly central role for all students of physics and applied mathematics.

This edition retains all the main features of the fourth edition, including the two chapters on geometry of dynamical systems and on order and chaos, and the new appendices on conics and on dynamical systems near a critical point. The material has been somewhat expanded, in particular to contrast continuous and discrete behaviours. A further appendix has been added on routes to chaos (period-doubling) and related discrete maps. The new edition has also been revised to give more emphasis to specific examples worked out in detail.

Key features of the new edition include:

• Further development of the chapters on dynamical systems and their geometry, and on order and chaos, introduced in the fourth edition.
• Examples with solutions in the text, supplementing the wide range of problems with answers.
• Appendices on vectors, on conic sections, on dynamical systems near a critical point and, new in this edition, on routes to chaos and related discrete maps.
• Emphasis on basic principles of wide applicability.
• End-of-chapter summaries.
• A comprehensive index and list of symbols.

Classical Mechanics is written for undergraduate students of physics or applied mathematics. It assumes some basic prior knowledge of the fundamental concepts and reasonable familiarity with elementary differential and integral calculus..
Price: $25.20 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The Berkshires of western Massachusetts and surrounding New York and Connecticut foothills includes many fine gardens-public and private, and grand and intimate This lavishly illustrated book takes you on a broad-ranging tour of the most outstanding examples, from historically significant gardens to innovative contemporary landscapes. Green thumbs, garden tourists, and armchair gardeners alike will find inspiration here, along with garden history and tips about design principles, plant selection, hardscape features, and more..
Price: $17.50 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This Resort Has The Recipe For Disaster!

Nancy's thrilled that she, Bess, George, and Hannah will be attending the grand opening of the newly renovated Gourmet Getaway. Not only will they be able to eat four-star meals prepared by master chefs, they'll get to take cooking classes with them, too. But before the table's even set, problems start plaguing the resort, both in and out of the kitchen. Nancy can't believe it's just bad luck, but who's causing all the problems?

Nancy puts her cooking on the back burner so she can devote her attention to solving the mystery. Can she manage to find out who's behind the trouble before more sabotage is served?.
Price: $2.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]