{"product_id":"9780141999586-on-the-edge","title":"On the Edge","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Art of Risking Everything\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW PREFACE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly. Utterly compelling. A highly readable and engaging tour' Sam Freedman, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Signal and the Noise, \u003c\/i\u003ethe definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Signal and the Noise\u003c\/i\u003e, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates \"The River,\" or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54766086979958,"sku":"9780141999586","price":13.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34483020_67ca7dbd-e051-4cfb-af2a-755894798b80.jpg?v=1747961795","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141999586-on-the-edge","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}