Michael Lewis is the author of the bestsellers Liar's Poker and The New New Thing. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Tabitha Soren, and their two daughters.
Michael Lewis在书中加了很多戏剧的成分来吸引人,不然怎么畅销和拍电影呢。但基本上主题思想就是Billy Beane怎么用数据分析的方法,用其他队都看不上的小联赛球员和过气明星来赢得比赛,一副烂牌打出同花顺的效果就是他了。不过Billy在做的其实是一个好的CEO要做到事情——当你手头资源有限,就集中使用在最关键的能力上,什么长相啊身材啊名校学历啊都没有卵用。It's a competitive business, just like the IT industry. 书本身为了戏剧性无效信息有点多,当电子书听正合适。
比电影好看太多!
Search for undervalued ball players the same way undervalued stocks are sought; statistics is the tool;it is fun to see the underdog win.
很多棒球术语没看懂,但不影响我衷心认同用数学解决体育竞技问题。Yale president Richard Levin, Fed chairman Paul Volcker, Senator George Mitchell, columnist George Will 四人组成的 The Blue Ribbon Panel 没研究清楚球队经费对赛制的扭曲,Billy Bean神奇地给出了完美答案。