When Genius Failed & THE ONE GOAL 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein. THE ONE GOAL: The Uncomplicated Guide To Success by Patrick Rayne. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. Publisher: Fourth Estate; Rupa Publications India. ISBN (When Genius Failed): 9781841155043. ISBN (The One Goal): 9789361562525. Overview. This brand-new two-book paperback set pairs two very different but equally compelling reads: a gripping account of Wall Street hubris and a lean, practical guide to achieving more by doing less. When Genius Failed tells the true story of the spectacular collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, while THE ONE GOAL strips productivity advice back to a single, powerful idea. Together they make a thoughtful gift for readers who enjoy finance history alongside sharp, no-nonsense self-improvement.. About the Books. When Genius Failed, by acclaimed financial journalist Roger Lowenstein, chronicles the rise of Long-Term Capital Management, a hedge fund staffed by Nobel laureates and star traders who believed their models had conquered risk. The narrative follows the fund's meteoric early success, its increasingly leveraged bets, and the chain of events in 1998 that brought it - and briefly threatened the global financial system - to the brink of collapse. It remains one of the definitive accounts of hubris, risk, and the limits of financial engineering, a benchmark account of markets and risk.. THE ONE GOAL takes a complete...