Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
- 7h 23m
- Peter L. Bernstein
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 1996
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.
About the Author
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.
In this Book
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The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice
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As Easy as I, II, III
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The Renaissance Gambler
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The French Connection
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The Remarkable Notions of the Remarkable Notions Man
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Considering the Nature of Man
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The Search for Moral Certainty
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The Supreme Law of Unreason
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The Man with the Sprained Brain
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Peapods and Perils
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The Fabric of Felicity
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The Measure of Our Ignorance
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The Radically Distinct Notion
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The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories
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The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker
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The Failure of Invariance
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The Theory Police
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The Fantastic System of Side Bets
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Awaiting the Wildness
