Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
by Peter L. Bernstein
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“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
Source →Recommended by 8 notable people, including Patrick O'Shaughnessy and Michael Mauboussin
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Recommended by 11 sources and appears in Best Investing Books, Most Recommended Books, and Finance.
With the stock market breaking records almost daily, leaving longtime market analysts shaking their heads and revising their forecasts, 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, beginning with early gamblers in ancient Greece, continuin...
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“5 books to build big, worldwide perspective 1. Lessons of History (Durant) 2. Factfulness (Rosling) 3. Ten Global Trends (Bailey & Tupy) 4. How the World Really Works (Smil) 5. Against the Gods (Bernstein) Bonus. The Prize (Yergin) What else | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that?s a great book | @JohnEzekowitz No, but that’s a great book | So good.”
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