Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (Paperback)

from awilson

History of mathmatics (numbers as we know them came from the Hindus, arithmetic from the Arabs), odds making, insurance, actuaries, and programmed stock trading. Fascinating if you care to work thr...

from thinkle

A slightly dated, but well-researched and concise treatment of the history of risk from ancient Greece up to the 1990s, with examples of risk management/mismanagement. The author does a good job of...

from everfresh1

Excellent narrative of the history of human attempts to find some order in life and how this became applicable to financial markets. There are no revelations here but rather it shows that we are st...

from beaurichly

A fantastic, well written survey of the history of understanding and mitigating financial and market risks. Should be required ready for every legislator or regulator dealing with financial markets...

from tintinintibet

Turns into descriptive papers on various topics, without much keeping the chapters together or deriving lessons/conclusions from the story. I would struggle for YEARS to get past page 100 or so -- ...