Chance

Chance defines our life. Now Amir Aczel gives readers the tool to minimize, or maximize, chance's effect on their lives. Chance marks Aczel's return to his preferred field: the popularization of mathematics. Here he explores probability theory and its daily practical applications, while along the way relating stories of inveterate gamblers who also happen to be mathematical geniuses. With the clarity of the statistican he once was, Aczel analyzes what is commonly known as luck.