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In a remarkable career, Thorp attracted the attention of the legendary Warren Buffett, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, invented the world’s first wearable computer and amassed a significant personal fortune. Customers find this book to be an excellent insight into a brilliant mind, describing it as a riveting read that’s worth the price. They appreciate its readability and consider it an enjoyable journey through life. However, the book receives mixed feedback regarding its length, with several customers finding it more of an autobiography with a fairly boring overview of investment strategies.
Now he shares his incredible life story for the first time, revealing how he made his fortune and giving advice to the next generation of investors. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom, A Man for All Markets is a scarcely imaginable tale of ludicrous success. Edward O. Thorp rose up from nothing to become a professor at MIT, invented card counting and proceeded to beat the dealers of Las Vegas at blackjack, roulette and baccarat. Having brushed shoulders with casino mobsters and survived, he shared his secrets with the world, launching a gambling renaissance. His next stop was Wall Street, where he used statistical techniques to identify and exploit pricing anomalies in the securities markets, ushering in a stock market revolution and becoming one of the first of the great quantitative investors.
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The writing style receives positive feedback for being marvelously written, with one customer noting its use of layman’s language. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving that you could do the seemingly impossible—beat the dealer at the blackjack table—and in doing so launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success—and mathematically unassailable method—caused such an uproar that the casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, instituted new rules, and put his life in jeopardy. Customers find the book well-written and engaging, with good insights and life lessons throughout.
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- In a remarkable career, Thorp attracted the attention of the legendary Warren Buffett, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, invented the world’s first wearable computer and amassed a significant personal fortune.
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By Edward O. ThorpForeword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Now Thorp shares his incredible life story for the first time, revealing how he made his money and giving advice to the next generation of investors. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom, A Man for All Markets reveals the power of logic in a seemingly irrational world. Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, A Man for All Markets is an instant classic—a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world. Customers find the book fascinating and highly recommended for all investors.