Best Books of 2003

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" stylesrc="../_private/template_title.htm" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#333366" vlink="#000000" alink="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="table2"> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <p class="header_black">Best Books of 2003</td> <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <p class="header2_black" align="center">Listed in no<br> particular order.</td> </tr> </table> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table3"> <tr> <td width="740" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="../images/best_of_award_2003_header.gif" width="350" height="150"></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table4"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table5"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap485"> <area href="../titles/schonbucher_p_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 131, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_schonbucher_p_(2003).gif" usemap="#FPMap485" width="132" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table6"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Credit Derivatives Pricing Models</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table7"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Philipp J. Schönbucher</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap486"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/star_6.gif" usemap="#FPMap486" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap487"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/tech_5.gif" usemap="#FPMap487" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap488"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/schonbucher_p_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap488" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/0470842911/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=0470842911"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.0470842911" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">If you are looking for the definitive book on credit derivatives pricing, look no further. </strong> Schönbucher's has written a masterpiece. Not only is it comprehensive, but the writing is superb. The book is simultaneously informative and a pleasure to read! ... <a href="../titles/schonbucher_p_(2003).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table8"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap516"> <area href="../titles/glasserman_p_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 130, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_glasserman_p_(2003).gif" usemap="#FPMap516" width="131" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table9"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table10"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Paul Glasserman</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap514"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_6.gif" usemap="#FPMap514" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap515"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_5.gif" usemap="#FPMap515" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap56"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/glasserman_p_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap56" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/0387004513/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=0387004513"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.0387004513" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and most of all, practicing financial engineers </strong> ... <a href="../titles/glasserman_p_(2003).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table11"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap503"> <area href="../titles/mclean_and_elkind_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 132, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_mclean_and_elkind_(2003).gif" usemap="#FPMap503" width="133" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table12"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Smartest Guys in the Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table13"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap504"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_6.gif" usemap="#FPMap504" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap505"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 88, 15"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/tech_0.gif" usemap="#FPMap505" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap506"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/mclean_and_elkind_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 58, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap506" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/1591840082/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=1591840082"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.1591840082" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">Following the spectacular collapse of Enron, a host of books were rushed into print. This was not one of them. While other authors published, McLean and Elkind bided their time, meticulously researching the events leading up to the 2001 bankruptcy. Together with Bryce (<a href="../titles/bryce_r_(2002).htm">2002</a>), theirs is one of the best books on the fall of Enron</strong> ... <a href="../titles/mclean_and_elkind_(2003).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table14"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap454"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.value-at-risk.net" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 131, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_holton_g_(2003).jpg" usemap="#FPMap454" width="132" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table15"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Value-at-Risk<br> <span class="book_title_sub">Theory and Practice</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table16"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Glyn A. Holton</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap432"> <area target="_blank" coords="2, 1, 89, 15" shape="rect" href="../main/ratings.htm"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_6.gif" usemap="#FPMap432" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap435"> <area target="_blank" href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_4.gif" usemap="#FPMap435" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap433"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.value-at-risk.net" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap433" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/0123540100/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=0123540100"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.0123540100" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="../../../titles/src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body">Six years in writing, this is the first advanced book on value-at-risk ... <a target="_top" href="http://www.value-at-risk.net"> Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table17"> <tr> <td width="740" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table18"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap481"> <area href="../titles/gregory_j_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 128, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_gregory_j_(2003).gif" usemap="#FPMap481" width="129" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table19"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Credit Derivatives<br> <font size="3">The Definitive Guide</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table20"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">Jon Gregory (Editor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap482"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_5.gif" usemap="#FPMap482" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap483"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/tech_3.gif" usemap="#FPMap483" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap484"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/gregory_j_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap484" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/1904339123/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=1904339123"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.1904339123" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400"><i>Credit Derivatives: The Definitive Guide</i> is precisely what its name suggests. It is an edited collection of 21 chapters on all aspects of credit derivatives. Its depth of detail will command the attention of even experienced sell-side professionals </strong>... <a href="../titles/gregory_j_(2003).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table21"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap53"> <area href="../titles/eydeland_and_wolyniec_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 132, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_eydeland_and_wolyniec_(2003).gif" usemap="#FPMap53" width="133" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table22"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Energy and Power Risk Management</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table23"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="5"> <p class="book_details">A. 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Wolyniec</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap51"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_6.gif" usemap="#FPMap51" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap52"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_4.gif" usemap="#FPMap52" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2003</td> <td width="90%" class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap54"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/eydeland_and_wolyniec_(2003).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap54" width="90" height="25" ></td> <td class="book_details_tags" align="right" valign="top"> <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=contingencyanaly&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/0471104000/contingencyanaly/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img border=0 src=../images/pointer_amazon.gif alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=0471104000"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.0471104000" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="contingencyanaly"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" src="src=images/pointer_amazon.gif"> </form></noscript> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body">Eydeland and Wolyniec have written a groundbreaking book on financial engineering in the energy and power markets. 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