I was recently asked by a young risk professional for recommendations on good books on risk. Here is my short list:
Against the Gods – The Remarkable Story of Risk, by Peter Bernstein – A great story as well as very informative.
The Black Swan, by Nassim Taleb – Some truly interesting concepts that risk professionals must understand. It is heavy going at times as you need to wade through what I found to be not so entertaining storytelling.
The Failure of Risk Management, by Douglas Cubbin – Rea
