Against the Gods

A journey into the minds of people who undertook the task to understand and define risk. Seldom does a narrative get put together to link the influence of gambling methods on investments, but the story gets a home in this book. Well written!

An informative read on the history of risk...I liked the history lesson leading up to the mid 20th-century, but thereafter it becomes completely focused on the world of securities, derivatives etc, and the book loses its way slightly.