| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
xvi, 396 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 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 one's 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Thorp, Edward O.
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Thorp, Edward O. (OCoLC)fst00188294
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Investment advisors -- United States -- Biography.
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Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Gambling systems.
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Investments.
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Finance -- Mathematical models.
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Finance -- Mathematical models.
(OCoLC)fst00924398
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Gambling systems. (OCoLC)fst00937446
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Investment advisors. (OCoLC)fst00978168
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Investments. (OCoLC)fst00978234
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Mathematicians. (OCoLC)fst01012154
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Investing.
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Title |
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, how I beat the dealer and the market |
| ISBN |
9781400067961 (hardcover) |
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1400067960 (hardcover) |
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