Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

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By Peter L. Bernstein

With the stock market breaking records almost daily, a study of the concept of risk seems quite timely. Peter Bernstein has written a comprehensive history of man's efforts to understand risk and probability. Along the way, he demonstrates that understanding risk underlies everything from game theory to bridge-building to wine-making.