Most important thing illuminated (Columbia University Press)

In May of 2011, Columbia Business School Publishing published Howard Markss The Most Important Thing. Distilling the wisdom of Markss celebrated client memos into a single volume and, for the first time, making his time-tested investing philosophy available to general readers, the book was widely acclaimed by professional, casual, aspiring, and armchair investorsand became a business bestseller. Columbia Business School Publishing is announcing an innovative digital edition with a print version of Markss volume that allows readers to read the authors words alongside the comments, insights, and counterpoints of four renowned investors and investment educators: Christopher C. Davis (Davis Funds), Joel Greenblatt (Gotham Capital), Paul Johnson (Nicusa Capital), and Seth A. Klarman (Baupost Group). These experts lend insight into such concepts as second-level thinking, the price/value relationship, patient opportunism, and defensive investing. Marks also adds his own annotations, expanding on the books original themes and issues.