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What's Luck Got to Do with It?: The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion
Joseph Mazur
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| #1298459 in Books | Princeton University Press | 2010-06-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.30 x1.00 x6.20l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 296 pages | ||5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Entertaining snapshots of the psychology of gambling|By David J. Aldous|For being well written, accurate, interesting and entertaining to the general reader this book deserves 5 stars, though I have some idiosyncratic criticisms. As the subtitle suggests, one third concerns history of gambling (including a chapter on the 2008 economic crisis). The second third concerns basic m||"From the dice-playing of Neolithic peoples to modern lotteries and casino capitalism, he tracks the history of placing bets. He explains both the mathematics of chance and the psychological and emotional factors that entice some people to risk it all to win t
Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-opening look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal the most widely held misconceptions about luck. It exposes the hazards of feeling lucky, and uses the mathe...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.What's Luck Got to Do with It?: The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion | Joseph Mazur. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
