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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

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by Alice Schroeder

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Towards the end of the book, after Susan Buffett dies, the book mentions that Astrid was upset at the parallel lives of Susan Buffett--does anyone know what they meant by the parallel life of Susan Buffett and why Astrid was upset?
David Goh Astrid thought that Susan was in love with Warren and committed to him, but couldn't keep up with the needs of this hurricane of a workaholic and need…moreAstrid thought that Susan was in love with Warren and committed to him, but couldn't keep up with the needs of this hurricane of a workaholic and needed her help. But in truth, Susan was using Astrid to keep Warren satisfied while she got involved with another man. As the book mentions, this intention was inadvertently revealed in a radio interview (minus the other man part). (less)
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