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both cases, psychology proved critical. Napoleon’s delusion was to believe in military strategy and underestimate the role of morale; his generals failed to appreciate that Russian citizens battling for their lives on their home soil had far greater incentive to fight than did a poilu from Paris yearning for the Champs Elysées. The LTCM strategists
... See moreEugene Linden • The Mind of Wall Street: A Legendary Financier on the Perils of Greed and the Mysteries of the Market
The learned psychiatrist had picked, out of all the thousands of stocks, the one that permitted him to lose every penny. The happy ending is that we may all learn something, because he is still writing his book. It will be out next year, and I can hardly wait, since he saved his insight for publication.
Adam Smith • The Money Game
Meriwether did not himself possess a first-rate mathematical mind. Instead, he recruited the top academic talent. No finance professor was more respected than Robert C. Merton. Merton had consulted for Salomon Brothers, so Meriwether already knew him. He agreed to come on board. Meriwether’s other great coup was recruiting Myron Scholes. As journal
... See moreWilliam Poundstone • Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

Friedrich Hayek: The ideas and influence of the libertarian economist (Harriman Economics Essentials)
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
