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092    BIO|bSPIER 
100 1  Spier, Guy. 
245 14 The education of a value investor :|bmy transformative 
       quest for wealth, wisdom, and enlightenment /|cGuy Spier. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2014. 
300    214 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 0  Introduction -- From the belly of the beast to Warren 
       Buffett -- The perils of an elite education -- The fire 
       walk: my first steps as a value investor -- The New York 
       vortex -- Meeting a master -- Lunch with Warren -- The 
       financial crisis: into the void -- My own version of Omaha
       : creating the ideal environment -- Learning to tap dance:
       a new sense of playfulness -- Investing tools: building a 
       better process -- An investor's checklist: survival 
       strategies from a surgeon -- Doing business the Buffett-
       Pabrai way -- The quest for true value. 
520    "What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker 
       spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? 
       He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating 
       inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard 
       MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so 
       straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a 
       Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated 
       investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to 
       the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the 
       thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their 
       shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of Wall Street. Yet 
       what Guy realized just in the nick of time was that the 
       King really lived 1,500 miles away in Omaha, Nebraska. 
       Spier determinedly set out to create a new career in his 
       own way. Along the way he learned some powerful lessons 
       which include: why the right mentors and partners are 
       critical to long term success on Wall Street; why a 
       topnotch education can sometimes get in the way of your 
       success; that real learning doesn't begin until you are on
       your own; and how the best lessons from Warren Buffett 
       have less to do with investing and more to do with being 
       true to yourself. Spier also reveals some of his own 
       winning investment strategies, detailing deals that were 
       winners but also what he learned from deals that went 
       south. Part memoir, part Wall Street advice, and part how-
       to, Guy Spier takes readers on a ride through Wall Street 
       but more importantly provides those that want to take a 
       different path with the insight, guidance, and inspiration
       they need to carve out their own definition of success"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Spier, Guy. 
650  0 Investment advisors|vBiography. 
650  0 Investment bankers|vBiography. 
650  0 Investments.