Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Thorp, Edward O., author. Title: A man for all markets : from Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market / Edward O. Thorp. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, [2017] Description: xvi, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Traces the author's experiences as a mathematics wizard, author, inventor, hedge-fund manager, and card-counter who revealed casino-beating strategies, invented the first wearable computer, and launched a Wall Street revolution. Subjects: Thorp, Edward O. Investment advisors -- United States -- Biography. Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography. Gambling systems. Investments. Finance -- Mathematical models. Genre: Autobiographies. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Loving to learn -- Science is my playground -- Physics and mathematics -- Las Vegas -- Conquering blackjack -- The day of the lamb -- Card counting for everyone -- Players versus casinos -- A computer that predicts roulette -- An edge at other gambling games -- Wall Street : the greatest casino on earth -- Bridge with Buffett -- Going into partnership -- Front-running the quantitative revolution -- Rise -- ... and fall -- Period of adjustment -- Swindles and hazards -- Buying low, selling high -- Backing the truck up to the banks -- One last puff -- Hedging your bets -- How rich is rich? -- Compound growth : the eighth wonder of the world -- Beat most investors by indexing -- Can you beat the market? should you try? -- Asset allocation and wealth management -- Giving back -- Financial crises : lessons not learned -- Thoughts -- Epilogue. LCCN: 2016026545 ISBN: 9781400067961 1400067960 * 9780812998740 * 081299874X 9781400067961 Other Number: 957414370 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 652222 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Thorp Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1