A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market

by Edward O. Thorp

Book Overview

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812979907
• ISBN13: 9780812979909
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"