 
			 
				ISBN-13 书号:9781400067961
Author 作者:Thorp, Edward O.
出版社:Random House
Publication Date 出版日期:20160705
Shipping Weight 商品重量:0.01kg
Shipping Weight Language 语种:英语
pages 页数:416
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
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
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 A Man for All Markets is an instant classic a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world
Praise for A Man for All Markets
In A Man for All Markets 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 The Wall Street Journal
Thorp gives a biological summation (think Richard Feynman s Surely You re Joking Mr Feynman ) 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
Library Journal
Thorp s in the trenches account of gaming the system(s) is a pleasure and instructive too Kirkus Reviews
An amazing book by a true icon Edward O Thorp launched revolutions in Vegas and on Wall Street by turning math into magic and here he weaves his own life lessons into a page turner as hot as a deck full of aces Loved it Ben Mezrich New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires
Whether you are an aspiring professional player a casual gambler or an occasional visitor to Las Vegas you can feel the impact of Edward O Thorp s intellect on that desert city Nicholas G Colon professional advantage gambler and managing director Alea Consulting Group
This book is in part the gripping story of how one man s genius and dedication has solved so many problems in diverse fields But more important it s a fascinating insight into the thought processes of someone with little interest in fame who has mostly stayed under the radar yet who has followed his inquisitive mind wherever it has led him and reaped the resulting rewards Paul Wilmott founder Wilmott magazine
这本书的文笔流畅且富有哲思,它更像是一部关于“人性在极端压力下如何运作”的社会学观察报告,而不是一部单纯的商业案例汇编。作者巧妙地运用了多重视角,从竞争对手、合作伙伴乃至家庭成员的侧面来侧写主角的复杂性。我尤其欣赏作者在处理争议性事件时的克制与公允,没有将人物脸谱化,而是展现了一个有血有肉、充满矛盾的个体。其中有一段描写主角如何应对突如其来的监管风暴,那种在权力与资本的夹缝中求生存的智慧,读来令人叹为观止。它探讨的不仅仅是金钱的逻辑,更是权力结构的演变,以及一个时代精英的道德困境。通篇读下来,感觉像是在跟随一位大师的步伐,慢镜头回放了一场场决定历史走向的棋局。这本书的深度在于,它让你思考,在追求绝对成功和维护个人良知之间,那条细微的界限究竟在哪里。
评分这本书给我最深刻的印象是其宏大的历史视野和扎实的一手资料收集。它不仅仅聚焦于某一个人的商业成就,而是将其置于宏观的政治经济气候中去考察。作者引用了大量从未公开过的档案、信函甚至私人日记,使得我们得以窥见这位商业巨子在公众形象之外的另一面——脆弱、多疑、却又无比坚韧。书中对于两次世界大战前后全球资本流动的分析,尤其精彩,它展示了这位主角是如何在看似混乱的国际局势中,总能嗅到下一个价值洼地的气味。整本书的语言风格老辣而富有洞察力,没有华丽的辞藻,只有精确的判断和有力的论证。阅读过程像是在解构一个复杂的迷局,每当以为看清全貌时,作者总能引入新的证据,将叙事推向更深一层,让人在惊叹之余,也对历史的复杂性有了更深的理解。
评分坦白说,这本书的开篇略显平缓,需要一些耐心才能真正进入状态,但一旦情节铺陈开来,那种强大的吸引力便无法抗拒。作者在人物塑造上达到了极高的水准,主角的每一次挫折都写得让人心有戚戚,他的成功则显得来之不易,充满历史的必然性。这本书最大的亮点在于对“长期主义”的解读,它清晰地展示了那些看似缓慢的、非功利性的早期投资和人脉构建,是如何在几十年后转化为不可撼动的护城河。书中描绘的那个时代,充满了尚未被完全规范的野性和机遇,作者没有美化这种野性,而是冷静地记录了它如何塑造了那些终将登上巅峰的人物。它不只是一本关于成功的书,更是一部关于“坚持”和“适应”的史诗,读到最后,会让人油然而生一种对时间力量的敬畏之心。
评分初拿到这本书时,我本以为会是一本晦涩难懂的经济学著作,没想到它却以一种近乎小说的方式展开。叙事结构非常新颖,作者采用了非线性的叙事手法,将过去的回忆穿插在正在发生的关键事件中,制造出一种强烈的宿命感和悬念。书中关于技术迭代和产业革命的论述,极为精辟,即便是对相关领域不甚了解的读者,也能通过生动的比喻迅速抓住核心要点。我感觉作者对细节的痴迷近乎偏执,比如对某个特定年份原材料价格波动的描绘,精确到小数点后几位,这种严谨性让人肃然起敬。这本书的魅力在于其“大背景下的微观叙事”,它没有回避那些商业竞争中残酷的淘汰和牺牲,反而将其视为历史进程的必然。读完后,对现代商业世界的运作机制,产生了一种自上而下的清晰认知,仿佛从迷雾中走到了高空俯瞰全局。
评分这是一本读起来让人感到心潮澎湃的传记,作者以细腻入微的笔触,勾勒出一位在时代浪潮中乘风破浪的商业巨擘的形象。书中的叙事节奏张弛有度,既有对商业决策背后复杂博弈的深刻剖析,也有对人物内心挣扎与成长的细腻描摹。尤其是关于早期市场扩张那几章,读起来简直让人手心冒汗,仿佛自己也置身于那些充满变数和机遇的谈判桌前。作者对历史背景的考据极为扎实,使得人物的行为逻辑和决策背景都显得无比真实可信。不同于其他枯燥的商业史,这本书充满了戏剧张力,仿佛在讲述一个史诗般的故事,让人不禁思考,在那个特定时代背景下,究竟是怎样的性格特质与远见卓识,才能铸就如此不朽的商业传奇。书中对财富积累过程的描述,并非简单的数字堆砌,而是深入到产业链的每一个环节,展现了对市场脉搏精准把握的能力。读完后,会让人对“时代造英雄”这句话有了全新的理解。
本站所有内容均为互联网搜索引擎提供的公开搜索信息,本站不存储任何数据与内容,任何内容与数据均与本站无关,如有需要请联系相关搜索引擎包括但不限于百度,google,bing,sogou 等
© 2025 book.teaonline.club All Rights Reserved. 图书大百科 版权所有