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

life is set on a new course

'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History' THE TIMES Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland

via Banksy

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

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.