The book
Once a year, the managers of public companies have to fling open the doors and let the owners in – whether they want to or not.
A Weekend with Warren Buffett and Other Shareholder Meeting Adventures is a humorous, informative business-related travelogue that looks at how companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia treat their investors during the brief period when the welcome mat is out. It’s an Average Joe Investor’s search for shareholder democracy and an occasional free lunch.
Among the companies featured are Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup, Dow Jones, Dupont, eBay, Gannett, Google, Hawaiian Electric, Hershey, MGM Grand, Microsoft, Otter Tail, Playboy, Starbucks, Tootsie Roll, Wal-Mart and Walt Disney.
By the way, if you’d rather read the book in Mandarin, you’ll have your chance. The Chinese rights have been sold to CITIC Publishing House.
Click here to read “Rites of Spring,” the author’s look at the 2007 shareholder meeting season, on Condé Nast’s new business site, Portfolio.com.
All contents copyright 2007, Randy Cepuch
