CNBC's Hedge Fund Specialist/ "Squawk Box" producer Maneet Ahuja's book "The Alpha Masters" comes out at the end of this month and it's definitely a must-read.
Ahuja—who is known for her massive Rolodex filled with the biggest names in the hedge fund industry—gives her readers a peak into the lives and careers of the most well-known and legendary investors.
Some of the hedge fund titans included in the chapters include Ray Dalio, David Tepper, John Paulson, Bill Ackman, Jim Chanos and Dan Loeb.
One part of the book that really stood out to us was Tepper's childhood.
Tepper, who currently runs $12 billion AUM distressed debt hedge fund, Appaloosa Management, was a shy math whiz kid who grew up to be a class clown who never earned an "A" in high school.
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The billionaire hedge fund manager grew up in a lower middle class neighborhood.
David Tepper (b. Sept. 11, 1957) comes from humble beginnings.
The 54-year-old fund manager, who is the second youngest of three children, grew up in a lower middle class neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
His father was an accountant (not a CPA) and his mother was a public school teacher.
Source: The Alpha Masters
He could do multiplication and complex addition at age 4. He was even the subject of his sister's show-and-tell assignment.
As an accountant's son, he had a knack for math VERY early on.
When he was only 4 or 5-years-old, his older sister decided to bring him to her second grade class for show-and-tell so he could show off his multiplication and adding skills.
Source: The Alpha Masters
Tepper transitioned from being the shy, big kid to the class clown during his childhood.
In Ahuja's book, Tepper describes himself as a shy and quiet kid.
He later opened up and became known as the class clown always joking around.
Source: The Alpha Masters
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