jacobwolinsky Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 It is nice to join the forum some of you probably have seen my site before. I have utilized this forum many times in the past, tons of great information. I just put together a resource page on Prem Watsa, which I thought you guys might enjoy-http://www.valuewalk.com/resource-page-2/current-value-investors/prem-watsa/. I could not find any books about Prem. Does anyone know any books that mention at least some detail on Watsa? thanks Jacob
Liberty Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 There's a book about FFH's history that will be given out at the AM this year. Hopefully the people on this forum will have access to it via a PDF or something like that..
jacobwolinsky Posted April 12, 2011 Author Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks. Whats the AM, a conference? And does anyone know the name of the book?
Guest longinvestor Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks. Whats the AM, a conference? And does anyone know the name of the book? Annual (shareholders) meeting....next week in Toronto
Parsad Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 The book is called "The First 25 Years of Fairfax" and it's terrific! Shareholders will love it and be as giddy as schoolgirls...literally! ;D I'll find out if they will make it available later on, say on Amazon, Overstock or something. I think it would be great and they could put the proceeds into Fairfax's own charitable donations. I know I would buy a bunch and send them to our fund partners. Cheers!
Liberty Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 I'll find out if they will make it available later on, say on Amazon, Overstock or something. I think it would be great and they could put the proceeds into Fairfax's own charitable donations. I know I would buy a bunch and send them to our fund partners. Cheers! That would be great! But if it's too much trouble logistically, I'm sure us FFH fans who can't make the annual meeting would love an electronic PDF version.
Packer16 Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 There is a chapter in the book about Peter Cundill "There's Always Something to Do" Chapter 19 Packer
jacobwolinsky Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 Yeah I read the new book about Peter, and mentioned that on my resource page as a book that discusses Watsa. My bad AM-annual meeting sm-shareholder meeting I probably would have gotten. If anyone gets a copy or finds more out about it i.e. will it be on Amazon, please do let me know. thanks
Parsad Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Ok guys, the demand for the book has been huge, and personally I would prefer if it wasn't passed around as a PDF after the AGM. Fairfax is toying around with the idea of making it available later on, so I will update you as I find out. Until then, as I mentioned, please don't pass it around as a PDF after the AGM, otherwise I will delete the posts or PDF from the message board. Cheers!
Liberty Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Not a prob Parsad, as long as it's available one way or another I'll be happy. What would be sad is if it was just available to the lucky few at the AGM and not to anybody else..
Partner24 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Not prob Parsad, as long as it's available one way or another I'll be happy. What would be sad is if it was just available to the lucky few at the AGM and not to anybody else.. Indeed.
Fairfaxnut Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 There is a chapter in the book about Peter Cundill "There's Always Something to Do" Chapter 19 Packer Reading that book right now......love it so far!
Grenville Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 There is a chapter in the book about Peter Cundill "There's Always Something to Do" Chapter 19 Packer Reading that book right now......love it so far! Just curious, how did you get a copy of the book in advance of the meeting?
Fairfaxnut Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 There is a chapter in the book about Peter Cundill "There's Always Something to Do" Chapter 19 Packer Reading that book right now......love it so far! Just curious, how did you get a copy of the book in advance of the meeting? No...I`m reading the book "There's Always Something to Do" by Christopher Risso-Gill. Available at Amazon, B&N etc. It one of the few books that has Prem mentioned in it. I don`t have the 25 years of Fairfax book yet. Can`t wait to get my hands on that one.
Packer16 Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 I just finished "The First 25 Years of Fairfax" I got at the annual meeting a great read on the history of Fairfax. Packer
Liberty Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 I just finished "The First 25 Years of Fairfax" I got at the annual meeting a great read on the history of Fairfax. Packer Great. Can't wait to get my hands on it (somehow)...
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