Against the Gods

　　In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society，Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under con-trol is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past.Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk managem... (展开全部) 　　In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society，Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under con-trol is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past.Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today.　　

　　PETER L.BERNSTEIN is President of Peter L.Bernstein，Inc.，economic consultants to institutional advisors and corporations.His semimonthly analysis of the capital markets and the real economy，Economics and Portfolio Strategy，is read by managers and owners of investments totaling over one trillion dollars.Mr.Bernstein is the author of many articles in the professional and popular press，as well as six books in economics and finance，including the bestselling Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.He is the coeditor of Investment Management（Wiley），and was the first editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management.