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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Paperback – Illustrated, 31 August 1998

by Peter L. Bernstein (Author)
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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

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    400 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Wiley
  4. Publication date
    31 August 1998
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 3.05 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0471295639
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0471295631
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  1. Time is the dominant factor in gambling. Risk and time are opposite sides of the same coin, for if there were no tomorrow there would be no risk. Time transforms risk, and the nature of risk is shaped by the time horizon: the future is the playing field.
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  2. The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the past is the mastery of risk: the notion that the future is more than a whim of the gods and that men and women are not passive before nature.
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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

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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

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 1st edition (31 August 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471295639
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471295631
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 3.05 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Peter L. Bernstein's nine books include the worldwide bestseller Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Bernstein is also an economic consultant and publisher of Economics and Portfolio Strategy, a semimonthly letter for institutional investors.

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  • Joseph
    4.0 out of 5 stars interesting read, but nothing new
    Reviewed in Australia on 16 June 2024
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    It was an interesting take on the evolution of risk . The book talks through the different stages of how risk management evolved. Would take this as a casual read rather than anything special to learn new topics
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  • Rob Logan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Reality
    Reviewed in Australia on 1 January 2018
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    A remarkable story of reality which most of us prefer to ignore.
    Published twenty years ago, we continue to employ stockbroking tips that this book reveals as fallacy.
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  • Lista de Palavras
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great History Book
    Reviewed in Brazil on 9 June 2019
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    Great book, very well written. Specially interesting for the ones who understand the basics of statistics.
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  • Dwight Burrell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
    Reviewed in Canada on 11 February 2022
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    love this story so far cannot put the book down
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  • Britzilla
    5.0 out of 5 stars One for your bookshelf
    Reviewed in Japan on 7 May 2017
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    Fascinating read and well written. Learn all about the history of maths and how cultural and scientific development began to ask the question 'what if' and we began to explore risk.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2024
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    Liked it all. Fascinating.
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  • Hector Sanguino
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy recomendable. Da una clara y entretenida reseña histórica de la medición del riesgos.
    Reviewed in Mexico on 27 December 2023
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    Es una lectura recomendable para cualquiera interesado en la medición del riesgo. Especialmente para aquellos que se relacionan con temas financieros.
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