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Against the Gods
- The Remarkable Story of Risk
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Best Seller
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. This brand new audio edition of Bernstein's classic work is masterfully narrated by Mike Fraser.
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Critic reviews
"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)
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- Mllx
- 03-08-23
Amazing book
Mind blown many times over - highly recommended to anybody interested in the risk management world or statistics
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- GeorgeSavva
- 13-01-23
Fabulous
The insights that I have gained from this work are fabulous.
A highly recommended read
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- Potts
- 13-11-23
One of those books- amazing
If you know nothing about markets and the market economy this is the book for you. If you know a large amount about markets and the market economy, this is the book for you. If you have no knowledge about mathematics and its influence on the gambling mind, this is the book for you. This is a tour de force of what we know and what we only think we know. A stunning study of risk and its implications and history.
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