Tap Dancing to Work" compiles six decades of writing on legendary investor Warren Buffett from Carol Loomis the reporter who knows him best. Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable
- & " Fortune" journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat. When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 " Fortune" article she didnt dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the worlds greatest investor
- nor that she & Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. As Buffetts fortune & reputation grew Loomis used her unique insight into Buffetts thinking to chronicle his work for " Fortune" writing & proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments
- & his occasional mistakes. Now Loomis has collected & updated the best Buffett articles " Fortune" published between 1966 & 2012 including thirteen cover stories & a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffetts investment strategies & his thinking on management philanthropy public policy & even parenting. Scores of Buffett books have been written but none can claim this combination of trust between two friends the writers deep understanding of Buffetts world & a long-term perspective. Carol Loomis 82 is at Editor-At-Large at " Fortune" magazine where she has worked since 1954. She has written extensively on Warren Buffett since 1966 & is well known as the business journalist on closest terms with him. For the past 35 years she has edited Buffetts famous & eagerly-awaited annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire-Hathaway. Loomis many honours include the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievment Award for business journalism & the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers."