We're home with a congested young fellow today, watching CNBC and drinking coffee; so we turn to three recent reads* as the basis of our Friday painting links:

1. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: a pretty robust account of the great investor's life and loves...love of trade, cola, and value-based investing, of course.

2. Already Dead: A California Gothic: Denis Johnson's sprawling, supernal auto-novel, well worth the significant face time its sheer bulk demands.

3. The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson: a favorite from childhood, now onto its second generation.

* 'Reads' mostly means 'skims' these days