I am excited to read The Intelligent Investor. Both the preface from Warren Buffett and the note from Jason Sweig give a good introduction. That helps the reader to get started with the right mindset on what to expect.
I did not receive a hardcover book as it was described by the bookstore, however it was very well wrapped. I decided to keep the book because it looks beautiful and prestigious. With over 600 pages to read, it will be a challenge to keep it in one piece. Get a hardcover book if you can.

Warren Buffett's pick - as the best book written on his sort of investment approach to the market. Buffett's investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, is the 9th largest company on the SP500, so he must know something investment, right? As Buffett points out in numerous public places (including clips of him being interviewed, see Youtube), Chapter 8 (on market fluctuations and how to intelligently deal with them) and Chapter 20 (on the risk of catathrophic loss and how to intelligently deal with it) are the most important chapters. The Intelligent Investor was originally written in 1949, so many of Graham's examples are very dated. However the advice itself, as Buffett notes, is timeless. Each chapter in this particular Revised Edition has been updated by Jason Zweig with newer examples that extend to 2003. Zweig's writing and examples are clearer than Graham's in my opinion. There is enough here for what Graham calls the "Defensive Investor" (those of us who buy and hold index funds for decades, essentially dollar cost averaging, allocation, re-allocation, diversification etc. etc.) to be worth a read, although much of the book pertains to the "Enterprising Investor" (those of us who aren't primarily Defensive Investors). Age old advice about confusing speculation with investing and psychological / emotional factors (such as resisting the temptation to sell when the market tanks or buying stocks at excesssively high prices when the market is bullish) abound. Good time tested advice that you probably won't hear from your stock broker or your cryptocurrency seller

Absolutely brilliant! This is perhaps the best investment book I’ve read so far. It not only helped me develop a solid philosophy around investing, it also offered valuable insights that apply to life in general. Many of its principles can be just as effective in navigating some of life’s challenges as they are in the world of investing. I would recommend though reading this book more than once and taking notes along the way.

This book is known to be one of Warren Buffet's favorite books. While reading this book, it is easy to see why. It is LOADED with i and the most interesting thing that I noticed is that it has wisdom available for the beginners, intermediate and advance investors. I absolutely love this book and I have an opinion as to everyone that is looking to invest should own this read.