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The remarkable history of how people learned to understand risk
1996Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
Peter Bernstein tells the history of risk, from gamblers in ancient times and the mathematicians who studied probability to modern financial theory. He explains how the ability to measure risk shaped the modern world. The book is a classic of finance writing.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like history and finance.
What you will get
Written for general readers.
Against the Gods Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Risk · Probability · History
Length
383 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Peter L. Bernstein and the thinkers he profiles.
Setting
Mathematics and finance through history.
What makes it different
A history of an idea that changed economics.
Feel
Clear, wide-ranging and thoughtful.
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