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http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowe... This is the best business book I've ever read. Buffett is methodical, implacable, and brilliant -- but too smart to overthink anything. The nice thing about Buffett is that being a little more like him will make you a little more money (unlike emulating, e.g., Gates -- if you want to be like Gates, you have to be completely ruthless and smart; 90% won't do.)

that and buffett has been outspoken against quants. he has also been accused of 'being in the right place at the right time' or 'lucky' quite a few times, but this is not the case. another good book on buffett which has some sections dedicated to buffett vs quants and buffett vs 'its all luck' ppl is "The making of an American Capitalist" ( http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowe... ) -- first book I got on him, perhaps the best (got snowball, haven't read it yet).

The best book on investing that I've ever read is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowe... It's a biography, but there are lots of anecdotes about specific analyses. Nobody can invest like Buffett, but just about everyone can benefit from reading about how he did it.

… an autobiography of a heroin dealer (he's a bit player in American Gangster ). It's a very 'pure' business, in the sense that you can quantify product quality directly. Founders at Work is also good. Lowenstein's hagiography of Warren Buffett is a great bio of a famous guy, but you should keep in mind that he did have some connections (and almost certainly would have succeeded even if he didn't).