{"product_id":"9781118203569","title":"Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePerry Mehrling | Aaron Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Finance \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003epraise for FISCHER BLACK AND THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF FINANCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 December 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118203569\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378583728268,"sku":"9781118203569","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118203569_8a7acded-2ccc-48cb-8470-95b69d4ce8d1.jpg?v=1780240840","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118203569","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}