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Whistle Stopper - Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 368
EAN: 9780471295631
ISBN: 0471295639
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 1998-08-31
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Summary: History of Statistics
Comment: I wasn't sure what this book would be about when I flipped through the pages at some airport (even with the subtitle, it still wasn' clear what the book would address). I made the right decision to buy it.
For all of us who have had a course in statistics and who trade in the stock market, this book provides a history which otherwise may be difficult to come by as in this book. The book is also well-written and fun to read.
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Summary: Just Great!
Comment: Great book for Risk Manager's Professionals. Include great point of view and provide a good background.
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Summary: A must
Comment: This book is an abolute must for whoever uses the word RISK in reflexion, work, publication or lecture.
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Summary: Story versus Thesis
Comment: The topic is interesting, but the minutiae of the story makes it difficult to stay engaged, and as such, reads more like a very dry thesis. So, the phrase: "Story of Risk" might sell books, but it does not accurately address this book. I did not feel engaged throughout the reading of this work, and this belies the problem with the asymmetry of title and book.
However, for academics and teachers, the book does give detail which may be used to "spice up" lectures. This may prove to be its number one utility.
My own barometer of whether a book is truly five stars is measured by its life on my bookshelf. I have a finite sized bookshelf, and yet the number of books being published is something for which an end of publication is difficult to see. As my attention was drawn to this book again, after seeking out other "Black Swan" books, I can tell you that my hardcover is looking for a different venue for its life time on my bookshelf is now in question.
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Summary: Investments
Comment: This book was a gift for the man interested in investments!
He loves it!
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Editorial Reviews:
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With the stock market breaking records almost daily, leaving longtime market analysts shaking their heads and revising their forecasts, a study of the concept of risk seems quite timely. Peter Bernstein has written a comprehensive history of man's efforts to understand risk and probability, beginning with early gamblers in ancient Greece, continuing through the 17th-century French mathematicians Pascal and Fermat and up to modern chaos theory. Along the way he demonstrates that understanding risk underlies everything from game theory to bridge-building to winemaking.
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