Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Seymour Chatman (Editor)

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Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Graham has been called the father of financial analysis, and his strategy of value investing is enthusiastically touted by no less than investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett. Graham's principles have been popularized in numerous editions of his Intelligent Investor. His Security Analysis (now Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis, 1988) is a treasure in more ways than one; copies of the 1934 first edition have sold for as much as $7,500. (Check your stacks!) Graham died in 1976, but when he was in his 60s and 70s he had written an account of his life, called Things I Remember. Seymour Chatman, from the University of California at Berkeley, has edited Graham's reminiscences and provides a lengthy introduction to them. They focus on Graham's first 40 years and provide a highly personal look at the influences on Graham's life. David Rouse

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 351 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (July 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070242690
• ISBN-13: 978-0070242692
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #647,049 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the dean of Wallstreet, December 14, 2001

By	Thomas Simotas "Dukeboy22" (Wilmington, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is very appropriately titled. The story is told directly by Ben, and it covers his life from his family when his father passed away to his education at Columbia after losing his scholarship the first time.

Ben was a colorful person, and reading an autobiography like this allows the reader to see the paths a great person chose in life to really become what we remember him for.

Of course, the fact the Warren Buffet was his best student and biggest advocate was probably the reason I picked the book up in the first place, but after reading it, I discovered the Ben was wise in more than just Wallstreet. My favorite wisdom derived from Ben is on the subject of sex and relationships, as he had so many of the latter while becoming the great investor that we first associate with him.

I feel that I learned skills that will help me grow to be wiser by reading his bio. I definitely suggest the book to anyone who is interested in not only Ben's life but in contemplating how to improve his or her own.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!, September 6, 2001

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The Dean of Wall Street confesses. That would be a great lead, except that Benjamin Graham has little to confess. Rather, Graham, considered the father of modern security analysis, tells us about his life, career, and his intellectual passions. He shares his thoughts about a range of issues, and about his experiences. For instance, did you know that he valued his intellectual pursuits more than making money? Or that he was a Broadway playwright? These memoirs are more concerned with Graham's story than with his investment techniques. We [...] recommend this book to those who want to learn more about Ben Graham, the man. It is not for those who want to learn more about Ben Graham, the founder of value investing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book about Ben Graham, the man, April 28, 2008

By	Cheng Eng Aun (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book concerns Benjamin Graham, the man (well, he wrote it). There has been virtually no mention about investment principles other than his career. But I like the book because I wanted to find out more about the man who was arguably the greatest original thinker in security analysis and investment. [And I do derive consolation from the fact that one does not have to be good at everything to be a good investor - Ben does has his dose of shortcomings as well! :P] Sadly, it is out of print; I am fortunate that I obtained a pristine used copy at a reasonable price. Nowadays the book can fetch a very high offer price.