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Nassim Nicholas Taleb Why are we so often unwilling to accept that life is unpredictable? In this book, the author distils his idiosyncratic wisdom to demolish our illusions, contrasting the classical values of... | Dylan Evans In an age of global uncertainty it has become increasingly difficult to work out what exactly should be done next. In Risk Intelligence, Dylan Evan outlines a powerful form of... |
Emanuel Derman Emanuel Derman was a quantitative analyst (Quant) at Goldman Sachs, one of the financial engineers whose mathematical models became crucial for Wall Street. Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £16.99 | £11.89 | 30% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 2pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £16.99 | £14.44 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Stelvio Cimato; Ching-Nung Yang With rapid progress in Internet and digital imaging technology, there are more and more ways to easily create, publish, and distribute images. Considered the first ... |
Richard H. Thaler; Cass R. Sunstein Every day we make decisions: about the things that we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make or our children's health and education; even the causes... | Jeffrey Hoffstein; Jill Pipher; J. H.... This self-contained introduction to modern cryptography emphasizes the mathematics behind the theory of public key cryptosystems and digital signature schemes. The book focuses on these key topics. It includes exercises... |
Baruch Fischhoff; John Kadvany Risk is everywhere - from genetically modified crops, dams, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, inflation, and robbery. This Very Short Introduction examines what science has learned about how... | Michael Allingham Explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. This title introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and... |
Fred C. Piper; Sean Murphy Presenting an informative introduction to the science of codebreaking, this book explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be... | Nicholas Abercrombie; Brian Longhurst Gives an overview of Media Studies, covering print, digital and broadcast media, as well as the theories, technicalities and key figures involved. This work is intended for those with an... |
Simon Singh The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code... | Alan Bennett; Julian Barnes; Stephen... Writers as diverse as Alan Bennett, Caitlin Moran and Hardeep Singh Kohli write about what libraries mean to them. |
Ziauddin Sardar; Iwona Abrams Explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. This book also... | Paul Hopkin Risk management is not just a topic for risk professionals. Managers and directors at all levels must be equipped with an understanding of risk and the tools and processes required... |
Alex Wright; Helen Westgeest | Patti Polk Beautifully illustrated with 700 color photographs providing wonderful detail and smartly organized to take the hassle out identification, readers will enjoy the simplicity of the guide and the enthusiasm and... |