Book publication day always feels like a big deal, enough of a professional achievement to announce it to the world, so here goes: Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values is now available from Barnes & Noble, Indie Stores, Target, Walmart, and other shops across Europe and North America. Thanks to my wife Stephanie for the picture at left from a B&N in New York City (bottom shelf, middle, next to the new Google book). Of course it’s online at B&N.com (ships immediately), Amazon (ships October 21), and CEO-READ.
Visit the book’s web page for a free sample chapter and other free cool stuff, including details of the multi-campus book tour. It spans from my beloved GW, to my alma maters U. Delaware and Yeshiva U., and to universities coast-to-coast from Columbia to Stanford as well as Northwestern, Wash U and many others (thanks again, diligent patient hosts!). There’s also an Author-at-Google talk which should be very interesting, and they promise a You Tube posting afterwards.
On the tour, I’ll be joined to discuss Berkshire Beyond Buffett by several Berkshire directors, numerous Berkshire subsidiary CEOs, and a number of Berkshire’s largest shareholders (thanks Sandy Gottesman, Don Graham, Tom Russo et al!). The theory? As with the book’s portrait and thesis, we’ll hear a wide variety of diverse voices singing the same singular song of a strong and distinctive corporate culture.
The reviews have begun, including a particularly comprehensive one this morning by Kevin LaCroix, as well a recap interview by ThinkAdviser yesterday. Media appearances begin with radio next week (American Talk Radio on Monday, The Motley Fool on Wednesday, Bob Brinker at the weekend) and television the following week (Betty Liu on Bloomberg Tuesday, Liz Claman on Fox Business Wednesday, and others).
While the anticipation of all these events and dialogue is exciting, there is something simply special about grasping the physical volume in hand, inky aroma, cream-soft pages, firm bound spine, and well-edited narrative. The feeling reminds me how much I love books, which makes it extra cool to write them and to behold their physical beauty, as well as their intellectual sustenance.