{"product_id":"on-the-edge-the-art-of-risking-everything-9780141999586","title":"On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk-and the players raising the stake  In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates \\\"The River,\\\" or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape-and dominate-so much of modern life.  These professional risk takers-poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors-can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI.  The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset-including the flaws in their thinking-is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group- high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale.  Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780141999586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 11 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.9(L)x2.6(W)396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 396\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eNate Silver is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and the internationally bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, which was published in a dozen languages. He writes the Substack 'Silver Bulletin'.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterly\u003c\/b\u003e… If you — like me — find gambling irresistible, then this section of the book is \u003cb\u003eutterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. It is clear enough to be accessible to the layman but with enough detail and anecdotes to interest those who already know the basics. … [A] \u003cb\u003ehighly readable and engaging tour\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sam Freedman * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing\u003c\/b\u003e… The River and the Village are among the \u003cb\u003emore memorable and illuminating new social typologies I’ve come across in recent years\u003c\/b\u003e… A meditation on risk, a study of those most comfortable taking it and an invitation for the rest of us to think about what it means that so much more of our lives now seems to hang on it -- David Wallace-Wells * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling read\u003c\/b\u003e… Silver covers a lot of ground in this \u003cb\u003elikeable, insightful read, \u003c\/b\u003einvestigating risk-taking ability and how it applies to blue-sky investing. \u003cb\u003eIt’s worth the price of the tour\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alan Livsey * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eNate Silver is that very rare thing, a celebrity statistician… \u003cb\u003ein a class of his own\u003c\/b\u003e… As a guide to our dystopian future, in which everyone is busy updating their priors and sizing their bets, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ian Sansom * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e accounts I have ever read -- Paul Seabright * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenjoyable \u003c\/b\u003eride -- Idrees Kahloon * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e… A glimpse of the economy of the future -- Tim Wu * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eSilver had initially intended to write mostly about gambling but ultimately widened his scope as he became convinced that gambling might provide a framework for understanding risk takers in other fields. The result is a book that’s \u003cb\u003emore interesting\u003c\/b\u003e—Silver managed to land an interview with Bankman-Fried shortly before his arrest in the Bahamas—\u003cb\u003eand more subversive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Max Chafkin * Bloomberg *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, Silver compellingly theorizes that humans are in general too risk averse, and that those who can discerningly fight that impulse often benefit greatly in life . . . \u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking interdisciplinary book\u003c\/b\u003e which covers a host of \u003cb\u003etimely topics\u003c\/b\u003e from artificial intelligence, political theory and what happens when risk takers go too far * Associated Press *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clever look\u003c\/b\u003e into a unique realm. \u003cb\u003eAn enlightening study \u003c\/b\u003eof the people who play the game of risk and win -- Kirkus Reviews (starred)","brand":"Nate Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47740627550425,"sku":"9780141999586","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780141999586.jpg?v=1769508429","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/on-the-edge-the-art-of-risking-everything-9780141999586","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}