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Against the Gods : The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471295639
ISBN-139780471295631
eBay Product ID (ePID)360865
Product Key Features
Book TitleAgainst the Gods : the Remarkable Story of Risk
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFinance / Financial Risk Management, Economic History, Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management, Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes
GenreEducation, Business & Economics
AuthorPeter L. Bernstein
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-033861
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"...provides an excellent history about risk and it's vital role in markets." ( Wall Street Journal , August 7, 2006) "...an excellent book on what can be a dry subject..." ( Financial World , 1 st December 2005) "I must say that I enjoyed the book, it was written in a light-hearted manner".( Money Matters , April 2001) No. 7 bestseller in 'Risk' ( erivativesreview.com , December 2001), 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
Dewey Decimal368
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 TO 1200: BEGINNINGS 1. The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice 11 2. As Easy as I, II, III 23 1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS 3. The Renaissance Gambler 39 4. The French Connection 57 5. The Remarkable Notions of the Remarkable Notions Man 73 1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED 6. Considering the Nature of Man 99 7. The Search for Moral Certainty 116 8. The Supreme Law of Unreason 135 9. The Man with the Sprained Brain 152 10. Peapods and Perils 172 11. The Fabric of Felicity 187 1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION 12. The Measure of Our Ignorance 197 13. The Radically Distinct Notion 215 14. The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories 231 15. The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker 247 DEGREES OF BELIEF:EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY 16. The Failure of Invariance 269 17. The Theory Police 284 18. The Fantastic System of Side Bets 304 19. Awaiting the Wildness 329 Notes 339 Bibliography 353 Name Index 365 Subject Index 369
SynopsisA 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 "A lively panoramic book . . . Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." The Economist "[A] challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. I speak carefully: no one should miss it." John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University, 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 "A lively panoramic book . . . Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." -- Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." -- The Economist " A] challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." -- Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." -- Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. I speak carefully: no one should miss it." -- John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today. "An extremely readable history of risk." -- Barron's "Fascinating . . . this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face." -- Money "A singular achievement." -- Times Literary Supplement "There's a growing market for savants who can render the recondite intelligibly-witness Stephen Jay Gould (natural history), Oliver Sacks (disease), Richard Dawkins (heredity), James Gleick (physics), Paul Krugman (economics)-and Bernstein would mingle well in their company." -- The Australian, Risk is one of the fundamental features of human existence, as all decision makers employ it in one form or another. The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the rest of history is the notion that the future is more than just the whim of the gods-that men and women are not simply passive before nature., Der Bestseller zur Risikobewertung jetzt als Broschurausgabe. Das ganze Leben ist ein einziges Risiko. Menschen in allen Bereichen des Lebens - Politiker, Wissenschaftler, Geschäftsleute, sogar Familien - müssen regelmä ig Entscheidungen treffen, die in irgendeiner Form Risiken bergen. Die Fähigkeit, das Ausma des Risikos solcher Entscheidungen zu bewerten und einzugrenzen gehört zu den Grundprinzipien der modernen Gesellschaft. 'Against the Gods' erzählt die Abenteuer einer Gruppe kühner Denker, die sich auf eine intellektuelle Entdeckungsreise begeben haben und den urzeitlichen Aberglauben verwandelt haben in leistungsstarke Methoden zur Risikokontrolle, wie sie heute Anwendung finden. Interessant und spannend geschrieben und ohne den sonst themabedingten technischen und mathematischen Ballast. (10/98), 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 "A lively panoramic book . . . Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." -- Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." -- The Economist "[A] challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." -- Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." -- Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. I speak carefully: no one should miss it." -- John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today. "An extremely readable history of risk." -- Barron's "Fascinating . . . this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face." -- Money "A singular achievement." -- Times Literary Supplement "There's a growing market for savants who can render the recondite intelligibly-witness Stephen Jay Gould (natural history), Oliver Sacks (disease), Richard Dawkins (heredity), James Gleick (physics), Paul Krugman (economics)-and Bernstein would mingle well in their company." -- The Australian
LC Classification NumberHD61.B4666 1998
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