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Buffett’s letters grew more popular beyond just Berkshire shareholders around Black Monday in 1987, said Lawrence Cunningham, author of “The Essays of Warren Buffett,” a book compiling Buffett’s letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Lawrence A. Cunningham is the director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and author of many books on Berkshire Hathaway, including “The Essays of Warren Buffett.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

The only way I knew to deal with the impending loss was to visit mother every day in the hospital and read her passages from my soon-to-be published book, "Dead Weight: A Memoir in Essays."

From Salon • May 12, 2024

Essays and poems by leading Black women and nonbinary scientists explore their love of nature and how the natural world shapes the self, forging an outdoor community that embraces all.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

In the first edition of his Essays two were of particular importance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton