Against the gods : (Record no. 4239)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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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.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source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
          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