Liberty Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 We have published a small book, “The First 25 Years of Fairfax”, written by journalist Ron Graham, based on a series of interviews. We hope you enjoy reading our story – a copy will be given to all attendees at our shareholders’ meeting on April 20, 2011. I'm not done reading the annual letter yet, but after reading the part about the book above I became sad because I probably won't be at the shareholder's meeting :-[ Is there any way at all that we could organize it so that people who can't make it still get the book? If someone can pick a copy for me I'd have no problem paying for shipping (via paypal or I'll send a check). Or can anyone with contacts at FFH (Parsad?) ask if they will be sending copies of the books if we contact their investor relations or something like that? I really want to read it. Thanks! ;D
beerbaron Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I would be happy to get this book, FFH is a nice story. BeerBaron
Liberty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 I just thought that if it's not possible to get hard copies for people not at the assembly, maybe Fairfax could publish the PDF on their site. A hard copy would be better, but this would be second best.
alertmeipp Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 what are you guys talking about? Is there a book published about FFH?
augustabound Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 what are you guys talking about? Is there a book published about FFH? We have published a small book, “The First 25 Years of Fairfax”, written by journalist Ron Graham, based on a series of interviews. We hope you enjoy reading our story – a copy will be given to all attendees at our shareholders’ meeting on April 20, 2011.
Parsad Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I'll check with Fairfax and find out whether they may make the book available online in some form after the AGM is over. Perhaps, solely on Overstock.com! ;D And yes, it is a book and it's a fantastic tribute to Prem and all of Fairfax. All the shareholders attending will love it, and I suspect Prem will be signing alot of autographs at the AGM this year! Cheers!
Liberty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 I'll check with Fairfax and find out whether they may make the book available online in some form after the AGM is over. Perhaps, solely on Overstock.com! ;D And yes, it is a book and it's a fantastic tribute to Prem and all of Fairfax. All the shareholders attending will love it, and I suspect Prem will be signing alot of autographs at the AGM this year! Cheers! Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it, as I love learning more about this fascinating company that is around 1/3 of my portfolio ;D
eggbriar Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Yes, the book is great and provides a wonderful history of Fairfax. In a stroke of good luck, I found a copy of it last November in Hong Kong at the Falcon office. It made me even a happier owner.
Liberty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 Eggbriar, out of curiosity, can you describe the content a bit? Is it only a compilation of interviews? Were they done specifically for the book or gathered from various places? How many pages? Thanks!
Guest FFHfan Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Would love to get my hands on the book? Where can I buy one?
Zorrofan Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I'll check with Fairfax and find out whether they may make the book available online in some form after the AGM is over. Perhaps, solely on Overstock.com! ;D And yes, it is a book and it's a fantastic tribute to Prem and all of Fairfax. All the shareholders attending will love it, and I suspect Prem will be signing alot of autographs at the AGM this year! Cheers! Sanj, Perhaps a copy enclosed with the annual report this year? If not, a PDF version on the website would be great too! cheers Zorro
NormR Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 While I'm also quite interested in getting a copy at the meeting, I'm not thrilled with book writing management. You're already famous Prem, get back to work. ;)
eggbriar Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Eggbriar, out of curiosity, can you describe the content a bit? Is it only a compilation of interviews? Were they done specifically for the book or gathered from various places? How many pages? Thanks! Hi Liberty, It starts out as a biography of Prem, then moves on to his starting of Fairfax and the history of Fairfax as it has grown. It is more of a story with some pages showing relevant newspaper clippings and headlines. I don't have it with me now, but I will guess that it is about 100 pages and more of a softback pamphlet.
Liberty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 Hi Liberty, It starts out as a biography of Prem, then moves on to his starting of Fairfax and the history of Fairfax as it has grown. It is more of a story with some pages showing relevant newspaper clippings and headlines. I don't have it with me now, but I will guess that it is about 100 pages and more of a softback pamphlet. Thanks! That sounds interesting.
Myth465 Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I'll check with Fairfax and find out whether they may make the book available online in some form after the AGM is over. Perhaps, solely on Overstock.com! ;D And yes, it is a book and it's a fantastic tribute to Prem and all of Fairfax. All the shareholders attending will love it, and I suspect Prem will be signing alot of autographs at the AGM this year! Cheers! Please do. I would really set aside sometime to read it.
eclecticvalue Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Hey everyone, I recently got a soft cover version of the book. Did anyone else get one? I forgot but if you went to the shareholders meeting were the books softcover or hardcover?
Parsad Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 They were relatively stiff softcover books. Cheers!
eclecticvalue Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 I also received a stiff softcover. I am surprised I still got it because I didn't send them a mailed envelope to them because it was during the Canadian postal strike. So I completely forgot to send it but I think they sent it to me since they still have the email I sent them. Thank You Fairfax!!! The book has a nice design can't wait to read it.
gurjot Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 hopefully they are sending it to all the shareholders. but i haven't recieved any. cheers
Parsad Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 No, they aren't sending it to all of the shareholders. It was available to those that attended the AGM, and whatever copies were left, were made available to shareholders who requested a copy. Cheers!
Parsad Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 Hi Gurjot, Did you contact them for one, or did they just send it? Cheers!
rijk Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 i received my copy after sending (as requested) a hand written letter to requst a copy of the book and making a donation in lieu of shipping cost, very happy with the book!!! regards rijk
Hawk4value Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 I mailed my request in for the book some time ago but never got it. Does anyone have the person it should go to and the address??
leftcoast Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 I mailed my request in for the book some time ago but never got it. Does anyone have the person it should go to and the address?? This is the reply I received from Fairfax in early June when I inquired about the book via e-mail: ------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you very much for your interest in Fairfax and our 25th anniversary book. The book was provided at the shareholders’ meeting as a thanks for the many years of support and was intended to be distributed to shareholders only on that day. Understanding that not all of our shareholders can attend every meeting in person for many reasons, we have decided to send copies of the book to shareholders who send us a written letter by regular post. The letter should clearly provide your name, mailing address and the year you became a shareholder. Our mailing address is: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited 95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, TORONTO, Ontario Canada M5J 2N7 Attention: 25th Anniversary Book. In lieu of requesting funds to cover postage for delivery of the book, we will be asking that the recipient of each book make a donation to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/donate/). We thank you again for your interest and we look forward to seeing you in person at our next annual meeting. In the future, we hope to be able to continue provide interesting information and access to management at each of our shareholders’ meetings to make the trip in person worth your time and effort. ------------------------------------------------------------ I received my copy in early August.
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