The first biography of George Soros written with his cooperation--a dramatic story of the capitalistic genius who has become the leading philanthro...
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Jan 11, 2011
Lisa
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According to Kaufman, Soros is a great guy and philanthropist although he had some problems with his personal life (odd parents, also he is now divorced from his first wife and his relationship with his kids is not that great)and he did cause the collapse (20% devaluation) of the British monetary system (but that is OK, because it was so clever that he was able to have that big of an effect and make so much money). Oh yeah, and some people, including the president of Malaysia, said there was pro
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Jul 27, 2008
Matthew
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A genuinely inspiring book. We talk a lot about Warren Buffet, but I've read biographies of both Buffet and Soros, and Soros comes across as a far more involved and interesting character than Buffet, whom I think of as really more like some crazy talented investing genius but not much else. Kaufman's biography is literary in tone, as befits a former correspondent and editor of the New York Times, and balanced in approach. It sort of divides neatly into two halves, the first dealing with Soros' c
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Jun 04, 2011
Todd
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Interesting, well written view into the life of the globalist George Soros. A review of one of his books in the Economist had this to say "Because of who he is, there will always be buyers for his books, publishers for his books, and cash-strapped academics to say flattering things about his books. None of this alters the fact that his books are no good."
-pages 320-321
This summarizes my feelings on not only his book writing ability, but his overall philosophy of life. More...
-pages 320-321
This summarizes my feelings on not only his book writing ability, but his overall philosophy of life. More...
Jul 06, 2009
Milan
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It is an excellent biography that gives you a peak into one of the most successful speculator and philanthropist of recent times. This is not the book to learn how he made his money. It gives you a detailed account of his life and his life-changing experiences. It shows the philosophical side of Soros which is not very well-known. The book describes beautifully his early days, escape from the Nazis and his struggles during his student days before he came to Wall Street. Highly recommended for an
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Sep 05, 2010
srdjan
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subject matter is a necessary ingredient of, but insufficient recipe for, a good book
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