With flawless speaking voices and nuanced phrasing, both of these narrators convey relaxed confidence for those listening to this collection of magazine articles about Warren Buffett. The book is mainly about Buffett's methods, microeconomics, and the evolution of modern investing practice--topics that are a perfect match for Susan Boyce's understated personality and dry delivery. The talented Barry Press reads with more flair but never sounds like he's performing or out-of-sync with the material. The alternating narration adds appealing contrast to the production. The three phases of Buffett's life represented are his years as an investor, a business manager, and a philanthropist. Though these articles are weighted toward the technical side of money management, the book doesn't lose sight of Buffett's warmth, generosity, and wisdom.
Pub Date: May 14, 2013
Duration: 17 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: AudioGo
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The readers can't compensate for the unbearably pompous prose style of this extended parable about corporate politics and strategy.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
An engaging experience.
This audiobook deals with everything from the historic investments that led to world-dominating companies, such as the Chinese technology company Tencent, to predicting the products and services of the future. An audiobook of such complexity requires a narrator who can handle the task, and David Thorpe manages it admirably. Thorpe uses his masterly voice, which sits somewhere between that of a BBC World Service presenter and an easy, relaxed Home Counties accent, to guide listeners through a sea of numbers, acronyms, and terms such as YP, RPS, and market cap. Rather than simply reading, Thorpe presents the work with excitement and enthusiasm, and this enjoyment transfers to the listener.
An engaging experience.Pub Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668103425
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: March 17, 2026
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