Against the Gods
the remarkable story of risk
$35.19
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 August 1998
Summary
Taming the Gods of Chance: A History of Risk
A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller
“Ambitious and readable … an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism.” —The New York Times
“An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book.” —The Wall Street Journal
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780471295631 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0471295639 |
| Author: | Peter L. Bernstein |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 August 1998 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
AGAINST THE GODS appeared in the “Washington Is Also Reading…” section of The Washington Post Book World. The book is described as, “A comprehensive history of man’s efforts to understand risk and probability, from ancient gamblers in Greece to modern chaos theory.”-The Washington Post Book World, September 20, 1998
About The Author
Peter L. Bernstein
PETER L. BERNSTEIN is President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., economic consultants to institutional investors. Mr. Bernstein is the author of six books in economics and finance, including the bestselling Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street, as well as many articles in the professional and popular press. He is the Editor of The Portable MBA in Investment (Wiley) and was the Founding Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management.
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