Includes index

Governance and management -- Investing -- Common stock -- Alternatives -- Acquisitions -- Valuation -- Accounting -- Taxation -- American History -- Coda

"A modern classic, The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America is the book Buffett autographs most and likes best. Its popularity and longevity over three decades attest to the widespread appetite for this definitive statement of Mr. Buffett's thoughts that's uniquely comprehensive, non-repetitive, and digestible. New and experienced readers alike will gain an invaluable informal education by perusing this classic arrangement of Mr. Buffett's best writings."--Amazon.com

Originally published in 1995 for a symposium, The Essays of Warren Buffett. This edition is designated as the eighth, though the previous one was called the fifth, to correct for the fact that two early editions were published without corresponding original designations