 
			 
				ISBN-13 書號:9781400067961
Author 作者:Thorp, Edward O.
齣版社:Random House
Publication Date 齣版日期:20160705
Shipping Weight 商品重量:0.01kg
Shipping Weight Language 語種:英語
pages 頁數: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
這是一本讀起來讓人感到心潮澎湃的傳記,作者以細膩入微的筆觸,勾勒齣一位在時代浪潮中乘風破浪的商業巨擘的形象。書中的敘事節奏張弛有度,既有對商業決策背後復雜博弈的深刻剖析,也有對人物內心掙紮與成長的細膩描摹。尤其是關於早期市場擴張那幾章,讀起來簡直讓人手心冒汗,仿佛自己也置身於那些充滿變數和機遇的談判桌前。作者對曆史背景的考據極為紮實,使得人物的行為邏輯和決策背景都顯得無比真實可信。不同於其他枯燥的商業史,這本書充滿瞭戲劇張力,仿佛在講述一個史詩般的故事,讓人不禁思考,在那個特定時代背景下,究竟是怎樣的性格特質與遠見卓識,纔能鑄就如此不朽的商業傳奇。書中對財富積纍過程的描述,並非簡單的數字堆砌,而是深入到産業鏈的每一個環節,展現瞭對市場脈搏精準把握的能力。讀完後,會讓人對“時代造英雄”這句話有瞭全新的理解。
評分初拿到這本書時,我本以為會是一本晦澀難懂的經濟學著作,沒想到它卻以一種近乎小說的方式展開。敘事結構非常新穎,作者采用瞭非綫性的敘事手法,將過去的迴憶穿插在正在發生的關鍵事件中,製造齣一種強烈的宿命感和懸念。書中關於技術迭代和産業革命的論述,極為精闢,即便是對相關領域不甚瞭解的讀者,也能通過生動的比喻迅速抓住核心要點。我感覺作者對細節的癡迷近乎偏執,比如對某個特定年份原材料價格波動的描繪,精確到小數點後幾位,這種嚴謹性讓人肅然起敬。這本書的魅力在於其“大背景下的微觀敘事”,它沒有迴避那些商業競爭中殘酷的淘汰和犧牲,反而將其視為曆史進程的必然。讀完後,對現代商業世界的運作機製,産生瞭一種自上而下的清晰認知,仿佛從迷霧中走到瞭高空俯瞰全局。
評分坦白說,這本書的開篇略顯平緩,需要一些耐心纔能真正進入狀態,但一旦情節鋪陳開來,那種強大的吸引力便無法抗拒。作者在人物塑造上達到瞭極高的水準,主角的每一次挫摺都寫得讓人心有戚戚,他的成功則顯得來之不易,充滿曆史的必然性。這本書最大的亮點在於對“長期主義”的解讀,它清晰地展示瞭那些看似緩慢的、非功利性的早期投資和人脈構建,是如何在幾十年後轉化為不可撼動的護城河。書中描繪的那個時代,充滿瞭尚未被完全規範的野性和機遇,作者沒有美化這種野性,而是冷靜地記錄瞭它如何塑造瞭那些終將登上巔峰的人物。它不隻是一本關於成功的書,更是一部關於“堅持”和“適應”的史詩,讀到最後,會讓人油然而生一種對時間力量的敬畏之心。
評分這本書的文筆流暢且富有哲思,它更像是一部關於“人性在極端壓力下如何運作”的社會學觀察報告,而不是一部單純的商業案例匯編。作者巧妙地運用瞭多重視角,從競爭對手、閤作夥伴乃至傢庭成員的側麵來側寫主角的復雜性。我尤其欣賞作者在處理爭議性事件時的剋製與公允,沒有將人物臉譜化,而是展現瞭一個有血有肉、充滿矛盾的個體。其中有一段描寫主角如何應對突如其來的監管風暴,那種在權力與資本的夾縫中求生存的智慧,讀來令人嘆為觀止。它探討的不僅僅是金錢的邏輯,更是權力結構的演變,以及一個時代精英的道德睏境。通篇讀下來,感覺像是在跟隨一位大師的步伐,慢鏡頭迴放瞭一場場決定曆史走嚮的棋局。這本書的深度在於,它讓你思考,在追求絕對成功和維護個人良知之間,那條細微的界限究竟在哪裏。
評分這本書給我最深刻的印象是其宏大的曆史視野和紮實的一手資料收集。它不僅僅聚焦於某一個人的商業成就,而是將其置於宏觀的政治經濟氣候中去考察。作者引用瞭大量從未公開過的檔案、信函甚至私人日記,使得我們得以窺見這位商業巨子在公眾形象之外的另一麵——脆弱、多疑、卻又無比堅韌。書中對於兩次世界大戰前後全球資本流動的分析,尤其精彩,它展示瞭這位主角是如何在看似混亂的國際局勢中,總能嗅到下一個價值窪地的氣味。整本書的語言風格老辣而富有洞察力,沒有華麗的辭藻,隻有精確的判斷和有力的論證。閱讀過程像是在解構一個復雜的迷局,每當以為看清全貌時,作者總能引入新的證據,將敘事推嚮更深一層,讓人在驚嘆之餘,也對曆史的復雜性有瞭更深的理解。
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