{"product_id":"fischer-black-and-the-revolutionary-idea-of-finance-paperback","title":"Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePerry Mehrling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAaron Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003epraise for FISCHER BLACK AND THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF FINANCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story of Fischer Black. . . . is remarkable both because of the creativity of the man and because of the revolution he brought to Wall Street. . . . Mehrling's book is fascinating.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating history of things we take for granted in our everyday financial lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--THE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mehrling's book is essential reading for anyone interested in the development of modern finance or the life of an idiosyncratic creative genius.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fischer Black was more than a vital force in the development of finance theory. He was also a character. Perry Mehrling has captured both sides of the picture: the evolution of thinking about the pricing of risk and time, as well as the thinkers, especially this fascinating eccentric, who worked it out.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eROBERT M. SOWLO\u003c\/b\u003e, Nobel laureate and Institute Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although I worked closely with Fischer for nine years at Goldman Sachs and clearly recognized both his genius and the breadth and originality of his ideas, until I read this book, I had only the vaguest grasp of the source of his inspiration and no understanding at all of the source of his many idiosyncrasies.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eBOB LITTERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, Partner, Kepos Capital \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perry Mehrling has done a remarkable job of tracing the intellectual and personal development of one of the most original and complex thinkers of our generation. Fischer Black deserved it: a charming and brilliant book about a charming and brilliant man.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eROBERT E. LUCAS JR., \u003c\/b\u003e Nobel laureate and Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERRY MEHRLING\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Economics at Barnard College of Columbia University. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Money Interest and the Public Interest: American Monetary Thought, 1920 -1970, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e The New Lombard Street: How the Fed became the Dealer of Last Resort.\u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Mehrling's specialty is the study of financial theory and the history of economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.93 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478812455219,"sku":"9781118203569","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bmdhSDd6NkxHTkQ5MGY3N2hMOFhrZz09.webp?v=1759661854","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fischer-black-and-the-revolutionary-idea-of-finance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}