When Genius Failed & How Big Things Get Done - 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner. Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN (When Genius Failed): 9781841155043. ISBN (How Big Things Get Done): 9781035018956. Publisher: Fourth Estate (When Genius Failed); Macmillan Business, an imprint of Pan Macmillan (How Big Things Get Done). Age Range: Adult. Overview. This brand-new paperback set pairs two acclaimed, thought-provoking business narratives from different but complementary angles. Roger Lowenstein's When Genius Failed dissects the spectacular rise and sudden collapse of the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management, a cautionary tale of hubris and financial risk. Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner's How Big Things Get Done reveals why ambitious projects, from home renovations to major infrastructure, so often run over budget and behind schedule, and what genuinely separates the rare successes from the many failures. Together, these two titles offer a compelling masterclass in risk, strategic planning, decision-making, and real-world execution for curious readers.. About the Books. When Genius Failed tells the story of Long-Term Capital Management, the hedge fund founded by bond trader John Meriwether and staffed with Nobel laureates and Wall Street's sharpest minds. For four years it seemed untouchable, generating extraordinary returns and attracting billions from banks. Then, in 1998, market shocks from Russia to Asia exposed the fragility beneath the fund's mathematical certainty, triggering a collapse so severe the Federal Reserve had to broker an emergency bailout to prevent it dragging down the global financial system. Lowenstein's account is a gripping study of hubris, leverage, and the limits of financial modelling.. How Big Things Get Done asks why projects of every scale