Introduction 1
1. From the Belly of the Beast to Warren Buffett 5
2. The Perils of an Elite Education 21
3. The Fire Walk: My First Steps as a Value Investor 31
4. The New York Vortex 45
5. Meeting a Master 59
6. Lunch with Warren 71
7. The Financial Crisis: Into the Void 85
8. My Own Version of Omaha: Creating the ideal Environment 101
9. Learning to Tap Dance: A New Sense of Playfulness 121
10. Investing Tools: Building a Better Process 133
11. An Investor's Checklist: Survival Strategies from a Surgeon 151
12. Doing Business the Buffett-Pabrai Way 171
13. The Quest for True Value 187
Acknowledgments 195
Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading 201
Index 209