{"product_id":"a-man-for-all-markets-from-las-vegas-to-wall-street-how-i-beat-the-dealer-and-the-market-paperback","title":"A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward O. Thorp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNassim Nicholas Taleb\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success--and mathematically unassailable method--caused such an uproar that casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, even put his life in jeopardy. Nonetheless, gambling was forever changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thereafter, Thorp shifted his sights to \"the biggest casino in the world\" Wall Street. Devising and then deploying mathematical formulas to beat the market, Thorp ushered in the era of quantitative finance we live in today. Along the way, the so-called godfather of the quants played bridge with Warren Buffett, crossed swords with a young Rudy Giuliani, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, and, to beat the game of roulette, invented, with Claude Shannon, the world's first wearable computer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, \u003ci\u003eA Man for All Markets\u003c\/i\u003e is an instant classic--a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Man for All Markets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eA Man for All Markets\u003c\/i\u003e,  Thorp] delightfully recounts his progress (if that is the word) from college teacher to gambler to hedge-fund manager. Along the way we learn important lessons about the functioning of markets and the logic of investment.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Thorp] gives a biological summation (think Richard Feynman's \u003ci\u003eSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman \u003c\/i\u003e) of his quest to prove the aphorism 'the house always wins' is flawed. . . . Illuminating for the mathematically inclined, and cautionary for would-be gamblers and day traders\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward O. Thorp\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eBeat the Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e, which transformed the game of blackjack. His subsequent book, \u003ci\u003eBeat the Market, \u003c\/i\u003e co-authored with Sheen T. Kassouf, influenced securities markets around the globe. Thorp is one of the world's best blackjack players and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003einvestors, and his hedge funds were profitable every year for twenty-nine years. He lives in Newport Beach, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49147519926524,"sku":"9780812979909","price":39.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0002\/8344\/3259\/files\/n4fJYMG1VY9780812979909.webp?v=1780186093","url":"https:\/\/howardimports.myshopify.com\/products\/a-man-for-all-markets-from-las-vegas-to-wall-street-how-i-beat-the-dealer-and-the-market-paperback","provider":"Zyayre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}