Customer Review: I read this when it came out and thought it was pretty good. The first half, about how people figured out how probability worked, was really entertaining. The end, about how the geniuses on Wall St. conquered risk, is so wrong it's hilarious. Bernstein is a victim of what Taleb calls the ludic... more info
Customer Review: Professor Tsay is a student of the Wisconsin school of statisticians where he learned time series from Box and Tiao. He is an excellent lecturer and a good writer. I have attended one of the short courses he taught on time series. New models have been developed to deal with the special behavior of... more info
Customer Review: As part of an overall CFP class, provided an excellent overview of Insurance and Risk management. After buying insurance for many years, I now know what I'm getting
Customer Review: My insurance class was unanimous in their disappointment with this textbook. Why? 1) VERBOSE - Takes twice as long to explain a concept as the concise authors in the Kaplan or Bisys book series. Also recommended is Principles of Risk Mgt. and Insurance by George Rejda... more info
Customer Review: This book provides an excellent over view of the risk management principles and explores rarely covered aspects like "how to measure the level of risk aversion". This book should be on the shelf of every risk manager and safety engineer.
Customer Review: Now in its sixth updated edition, Information Security Management Handbook is an in-depth reference for business executives and professionals as well as a technical resource for information management experts. Essays written by a diversity of expert authors cover complex issues of information... more info
Customer Review: There are more words and concepts than bone-crunching figures. Without analyzing figures it is hard to decide whether learning Financial Risk would be as useful. Plain Flat text books still prevails this arena.
Customer Review: The text covers everything you would expect from a book about risk management: credit risk, IR risk, derivatives, securitization, etc. In my opinion the authors have done a nice job of explaining various models/concepts/ideas in a clear and concise fashion. It's also noteworthy to mention that... more info
Customer Review: Contemporary information security is a relatively new specialty that continues to evolve. Even newer is the job title "chief information security officer." As a result, those who don the CISO mantle do so without an established playbook. In CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success, a... more info
