Edward O. Thorp is the author of the bestseller Beat the Dealer, which transformed the game of blackjack. His subsequent book, Beat the Market, co-authored with Sheen T. Kassouf, influenced securities markets around the globe. Thorp is one of the world’s best blackjack players and investors, and his hedge funds were profitable every year for twenty-nine years. He lives in Newport Beach, California.
“In A Man for All Markets, [Thorp] delightfully recounts his
progress (if that is the word) from college teacher to gambler to
hedge-fund manager. Along the way we learn important lessons about
the functioning of markets and the logic of investment.”—The Wall
Street Journal
“So entertaining . . . pretty wonderful . . . Thorp’s manner of
thinking and doing . . . is an inspiration in these confused
times.”—Bloomberg.com
“[Thorp] gives a biological summation (think Richard Feynman’s
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!) of his quest to prove the
aphorism ‘the house always wins’ is flawed. . . . Illuminating for
the mathematically inclined, and cautionary for would-be gamblers
and day traders”—
Library Journal
“[A Man for All Markets is] the kind of thing any would-be
investor, to say nothing of casino cowboy, ought to read. Thorp’s
in-the-trenches account of gaming the system(s) is a pleasure—and
instructive, too.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An amazing book by a true icon . . . Edward O. Thorp launched
revolutions in Vegas and on Wall Street by turning math into magic,
and here he weaves his own life lessons into a page-turner as hot
as a deck full of aces. Loved it!”—Ben Mezrich, New York
Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the
House and The Accidental Billionaires
“Whether you are an aspiring professional player, a casual gambler,
or an occasional visitor to Las Vegas, you can feel the impact of
Edward O. Thorp’s intellect on that desert city. In 1962, Thorp
published the classic book Beat the Dealer. The text was based
on Thorp’s original research that stemmed from his curiosity about
the game of 21 and was billed as a how-to book for the layperson to
beat the casinos at blackjack. Simply stated, it changed
everything. A Man for All Markets chronicles Thorp’s
personal journey in navigating the unexpected and sometimes
dangerous obstacles that come along with challenging the status quo
of a wealthy corporate adversary.”—Nicholas G. Colon, professional
advantage gambler and managing director, Alea Consulting Group
“What a CV! Figure out how to win at blackjack using card counting?
Check. Build the world’s first wearable computer? Check. Find the
formula for valuing financial options but use it to make money
rather than win a Nobel Prize? Check. This book is in part the
gripping story of how one man’s genius and dedication has solved so
many problems in diverse fields. But more important, it’s a
fascinating insight into the thought processes of someone with
little interest in fame, who has mostly stayed under the radar, yet
who has followed his inquisitive mind wherever it has led him, and
reaped the resulting rewards. There is nothing more important than
knowing how to think clearly. Read this book and learn from a
master.”—Paul Wilmott, founder, Wilmott magazine
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