Great Book on Investment Managers

Lukemon

There is a new book out titled "Great Minds of Investing" by William Green. It is somewhat expensive and I was only able to find it on Amazon, it shipped from the UK. It profiles 33 investment managers and has very high quality photographs of each manager. It is somewhat light on their individual investment processes but makes up for that with background stories and philosophies. Among the managers profiled include Arnold Van Den Berg, Bill Ackman, Irving Kahn, Mohnish Pabrai, Francis Chou and some European managers I have not heard of. In some ways it is a coffee table book but the stories are totally enjoyable, and this was a real treat to read.

Ted

@MFO Members: Here's what Lukemon was commenting on. Thank, Lukemon for the heads-up.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Minds-Investing-William-Green/dp/3898799247/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436962195&sr=8-1&keywords=great+minds+of+investing

Another Book On Fund Managers Is "Value Investing With The Masters"
Some of these money managers William Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management and Martin Whitman of Third Avenue Funds are well-established advocates of the value approach. Others are relative newcomers, such as the Oakmark Funds' William Nygren and Jean-Marie Eveillard of First Eagle SoGen Funds. The general approach to the interviews is the same: a brief summary of the manager's background, including education.

http://www.amazon.com/Value-Investing-Masters-Interviews-Market-Beating/dp/0735203210/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436962899&sr=1-1&keywords=value+investing+with+the+masters

LewisBraham

As one Amazon reviewer put it: "What do you get in this book? You get beautiful black and white photos of 33 managers, and vignettes of each of them written by six authors." Pictures of Warren Buffett, Don Yacktman and Marty Whitman on my coffee table? Pretty sexy!