Against the gods : (Record no. 4239)
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fixed length control field | 01287fam a2200253 a 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
control field | 1857371 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
control field | OSt |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
control field | 20140326113228.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
fixed length control field | 960305s19981996-us g b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
LC control number | 96033861 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0471295639 (pbk) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | NCL |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 368 |
Item number | BER-A 1998 6023 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Bernstein, Peter L. |
245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Against the gods : |
Remainder of title | the remarkable story of risk / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Peter L. Bernstein. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley & Sons, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1998 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xxxvi, 383 p. ; |
Dimensions | 23 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | 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. |
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | 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. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Risk management. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Decision making. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
Koha item type | Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Namal Library | Namal Library | Social Sciences(hall 2) | 03/26/2014 | Donated by M. Naeem Aka Nomi (USA) | 368 BER-A 1998 6023 | 0006023 | 03/26/2014 | 03/26/2014 | Books |