Against the gods
the remarkable story of risk
Bernstein, Peter L.
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
New York
John Wiley & Sons
1998
1996
monographic
eng
xi, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Against the Gods, a narrative that reads like a novel, chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from the oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today. This is a richly-woven tale of Greek philosophers and Arab mathematicians, of merchants and scientists, gamblers and philosophers, world-renowned intellects and obscure but inspired amateurs who helped discover the modern methods of putting the future at the service of the present, replacing helplessness before the fates with choice and decision.
Peter L. Bernstein.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-364) and indexes.
BBS
Risk management
Decision making
Business management
Business & finance
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Ayesha Abed Library
TOC
191020
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eng