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The Hour Between Dog and Wolf

Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust

by John Coates · 2012 · 352 pages

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

About This Book

Former Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist John Coates examines the biological mechanisms behind financial risk-taking. The book details how shifts in hormones like testosterone and cortisol drive the irrational exuberance and panic that define market cycles. It reveals how the body and brain function as a single system in high-pressure decision-making environments.

Book Details

Published

2012

Pages

352

Language

en

ISBN

9781594203381

Awards & Recognition

Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award (2012)Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize (2012)

Audiobook Available

10h 30m
Narrated by Richard Powers

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