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Query: Excellent account of the evolution of quantitative risk mgmt

Throughout history mankind has consistently sought better ways to quantify the events observed around us. From Fibonacci numbers, to the origins of zero, to Bernoulli's St. Petersburg Paradox and beyond, Bernstien catalogs and explains history's most significant developments in quantitative risk management theory. This book is a must read for any student of risk management or finance or anyone interested in the background of modern finance theory. Written in terms well with the grasp of the average reader, Against the Gods is an entertaining and enlightening reading experience.