{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-finance-hardcover","title":"The Wisdom of Finance [HARDCOVER]","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLonglisted for the FT \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinance is shrouded in mystery for outsiders, while many insiders are uneasy with the disrepute of their profession. How can finance become more accessible and also recover its nobility?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarvard Business School professor Mihir Desai takes up the cause of restoring humanity to finance. With deft wit, he draws upon a rich knowledge of literature, film, history, and philosophy to explain finance's inner workings. Through this creative approach, he shows that outsiders can easily access the underlying ideas and insiders can reacquaint themselves with the core values of their profession.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis combination of finance and the humanities creates unusual and illuminating pairings: Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope are guides to risk management; Jeff Koons becomes an advocate of leverage; and Mel Brooks' The Producers teaches us about fiduciary responsibility. In Desai's vision, the principles of finance also provide answers to critical questions in our lives: bankruptcy teaches us how to react to failure, the lessons of mergers apply to marriages, and the Capital Asset Pricing Model demonstrates the true value of relationships.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wisdom of Finance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a wholly unique book, offering an enlivening New perspective on one of the world's most complex and misunderstood professions.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44272528982273,"sku":"2TGFHUU4H-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/TheWisdomofFinance.jpg?v=1672826597","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-finance-hardcover","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}