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ShortlistedfortheFinancialTimesandGoldmanSachsBusinessBookoftheYearPrize2008TheSnowballisthefirstandwillbetheonlybiographyoftheworld'srichestman,WarrenBuffett,writtenwithhisfullcooperationandcollaboration.Combiningauniqueblendof"TheSageofOmaha's"businesssavvy,lifestoryandphilosophy,TheSnowballisessentialreadingforanyonewishingtodiscoverandreplicatethesecretsofhisbusinessandlifesuccess.WarrenBuffettisarguablytheworld'sgreatestinvestor.Evenasachildhewasfascinatedbytheconceptofriskandprobability,settinguphisfirstbusinessattheageofsix.In1964heboughtstrugglingMassachusettstextilefirmBerkshireHathawayandgrewittobethe12thlargestcorporationintheUSpurelythroughtheexerciseofsoundinvestingprinciples-afeatneverequalledintheannalsofbusiness.DespiteanestimatednetworthofaroundUS$62billion,BuffettleadsanintriguinglyfrugallifetakinghomeasalaryofonlyGBP50,000ayear.Hisonlyindulgenceisaprivatejet,anextravagancehewrylyacknowledgesbycallingit"TheIndefensible".In2006,hemadethelargestcharitabledonationonrecord,withmostofitgoingtotheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.TheSnowballprovidesacomprehensive,richlydetailedinsightoneoftheworld'smostextraordinaryandmuchlovedpublicfigures.