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040			_aMAIN
041			_aENG
082			_a368 _bBER/AGA
100			_aBernstein, Peter L.
245			_aAgainst the gods : _bthe remarkable story of risk _cby Peter L. Bernstein.
260			_aNew York : _bJohn Wiles & Sons, _c1998.
300			_a383 p.
500			_aTable of Contents: Introduction Part 1. To 1200: Beginnings Chapter 1. The Winds of the Greeks and the Role of the Dice Chapter 2. As easy as 1,2,3 Part 2. 1200-1700: a Thousand Outstanding Facts Chapter 3. The Renaissance Gambler Chapter 4. The French connection Chapter 5. The Remarkable Notions of the Remarkable Notions Man Part 3. 1700-1900: Measurement Unlimited Chapter 6. Considering the Nature of Man Chapter 7. The Search for Moral Certainty Chapter 8. The Supreme Law of Unreason Chapter 9. The Man with the Sprained Brain Chapter 10. Peapods and Perils Chapter 11. The Fabric of Felicity Part 4. 1900-1960: Clouds of Vagueness and the Demand for Precision Chapter 12. The Measure of our Ignorance Chapter 13. The Radically Distinct Notion Chapter 14. The Man Who Counted Everything Except Calories Chapter 15. The Strange Case of the Anonymous Stockbroker Part 5. Degrees of Belief: Exploring Uncertainty Chapter 16. The Failure of In-variance Chapter 17. The Theory Police Chapter 18. The Fantastic System of Side Bets Chapter 19. Awaiting the Wildness Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
650			_aRisk Management.
650			_aRisk Social Aspects.
942			_cBK