TY - BOOK AU - Bernstein,Peter L. TI - Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk SN - 0471295639 (pbk) U1 - 368 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Risk management KW - Decision making N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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; 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 ER -