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A mathematician plays the market

by John Allen Paulos

Offers a mathematical perspective on the stock market and the human dream of wealth, covering such topics as data mining, momentum investing, the Elliot Wave Theory, and Warren Buffet's fundamental analysis.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?