Together with "Poker of liars" of Michael Lewis (М.: publishing House "Olympus is Business", - 2017) this book makes original дилогию. One will find in her documentary history of flight and falling of company LTCM, description and analysis of her activity. Other will see interpretation of eternal plot about the conflict of reason and ardour, about the lack of coincidence of one good intentions with greedy interests other. Before us enthralling recital of attempt of group of scientists and nobel laureates to apply the law of large numbers at the market of bonds, but at the same time is a parable about human passions and vices. One nuance of this history will be especially curious to the Russian reader: the August default 1998 year in Russia, appearing unforeseeable and incomprehensible even for nobel laureates.A book is intended for the wide circle of readers.