The Quants : How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It Condition:Good doing "little things" better

doing "little things" better

a fiercely intelligent shut-in

taught me a ton about how extraordinary the man really was and what made him that way

life is set on a new course

Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy

The Quants : How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It Condition:Good doing "little things" betterWith the immediacy of todays NASDAQ close and the timeless power of a Greek tragedy, The Quants is at once a masterpiece of explanatory journalism, a gripping tale of ambition and hubris, and an ominous warning about Wall Streets future. In March of 2006, four of the worlds richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with million dollar stakes, but those numbers meant nothing to them.