Lists of Bests: superseer's "Non-fiction Reads 1" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/21854 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:14:58 GMT en-us 0 50 5 0 0 The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10359 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10359"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0385495323.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Simon Singh</div> Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/587136 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/587136"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0809045990.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Poundstone</div> Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/58470 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/58470"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812975219.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nassim Nicholas Taleb</div> Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23815 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23815"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0471295639.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter L. Bernstein</div> The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/994929 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/994929"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0470091002.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter L. Bernstein</div>