Diva Insurance Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story Of Risk Author: Peter Bernstein Trade Paperback Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $30.95 Our Sale Price: $21.66 Savings: $9.29 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) Dimensions: 288 Pages, 6 x 9 in | ISBN: 0471295639 Published: October 1998 | Published by Wiley-Interscience Our customers who bought this item also bought: Competing for the Future (1996) Book ~ Gary Hamel Puzzles of Finance: Six Practical... (2000) Book ~ Mark P. Kritzman The Analysis and Use of Financial... (1997) Book ~ Gerald I White Random Walk Down Wall Street (2000) Book ~ Burton G. Malkiel chapters.indigo Review Is our age more conservative than those preceding it? Are we trying to control risk even as we hurtle forward at ever-increasing rates of progress? Peter Bernstein believes we are. In fact, he argues that it's one of the central traits distinguishing our era from the distant past. A chronicle of humanity's centuries-long intellectual adventure as seen through the filter of powerful modern risk-management tools, Against the Gods helps us understand where we've been and where we're going. From the Publisher Risk is one of the fundamental features of human existence, as all decision makers employ it in one form or another. The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the rest of history is the notion that the future is more than just the whim of the gods—that men and women are not simply passive before nature. Now in paperback, Peter Bernstein’s bestselling Against the Gods provides a non-technical, accessible treatment of risk while drawing upon history and biography to trace the development of its concepts. Reader Reviews Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 1 1. In light of recent events... Reviewer: Michael from Toronto Date: 10/31/1998 7:52:24 AM Great anectdotes of famous mathematicians...but he credits Black/Shcoles too heavily...consider the recent turn of events at Long Term Capital, which some are now calling "Wrong Turn Capital"!. An enjoyable writer whose style brings math to life! Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book chapters.indigo Review From the Publisher Table of Contents Reader Reviews Technology Cartography Construction and Construction Trades Military Science Mining Nanotechnology Nuclear Energy Operations Research Optics Petroleum Power Resources Quality Control Radar Radio Reference Remote Sensing Robotics Scanning Systems Social Aspects Spectroscopy Superconductors and Superconductivity Surveying Technical and Manufacturing Industries and Trades Technical Writing Telecommunications Telephone Systems Television and Video Textiles and Polymers Acoustics and Sound Aeronautics and Astronautics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Automation Drafting and Mechanical Drawing Electricity Electronics Engineering Environmental Fiber Optics Fire Science Fisheries and Aquaculture Food Industry and Science Fracture Mechanics Holography Hydraulics Hydrology Imaging Systems Industrial Design Industrial Health and Safety Industrial Technology Lasers Machinery Manufacturing Material Science Mensuration Metallugry Microwaves Browse Books View all Categories . Books at Chapters and Chapters Bookstore Chapters Head Office • Smiths Bookstore, Canada • Chapters Langley • Chapters Online Store • Coles Bookstore • Indigo • Chapters Home Page • Chapter's Bookstore • Indigo Bookstore • Chapters Pointe Claire • Indigo Chapters Ca • Indigo Online Bookstore • Chapters Books Vancouver • Chapters Coupon • Chapters Indigo Toronto • Chapters Indigo Book Store • Chapters Ca Coupon • Chapters Website • www.Chapters.Indigo.ca • Chapters Indigo Coupons • Chapters Ontario • Chapters Home Page • Chapters Ca Coupon • Smiths Bookstore, Canada • Chapters Indigo Coupon • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Bookstore, Canada online bookstore, follow this link.