--- product_id: 18336948 title: "The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind" price: "319 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18336948-the-hour-between-dog-and-wolf-how-risk-taking-transforms store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind **Price:** 319 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind - **How much does it cost?** 319 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18336948-the-hour-between-dog-and-wolf-how-risk-taking-transforms) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind [Coates, John] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind Review: Must read for any trader - What an amazing read. The first time I have seen someone connect biology and trading, and make such amazing and convincing arguments and observations in the process. I think this is a must have in any traders bookshelf. When you want to take a break from charts and financial analysis, pick this one up and you will learn important information. The book is all about explaining what is happening in our body when we trade. A behind the scenes look that shows how our nervous system combined with hormones interact with our body and what happens when we trade. What happens when we take on risk, when we manage the positions, take on more risk, etc. What happens when we succeed wildly and also when we crash badly. The book ends with some high level policy advice that I agree: markets would benefit from increasing the number of women and older men participating in them. It also has much advice at an individual level, how to condition yourself to become better at handling stress. All in all, loved this book! Review: interesting work on neurophysiology and impact on risk taking - The Hour between the Dog and the Wolf is about risk taking, the nervous system and our biochemistry and how they all relate to each other in various feedback mechanisms. The book is both a combination of a scientific introduction to the way the nervous system and body work together and a fictional narrative of the trading floor in a bank. The narrative is used to describe the real time emotional changes felt by traders in response to their changing risk and profit environments. The book is informative and readable and I came out of it better understanding myself. The book is split into 4 distinct parts. The first section is titled Mind and Body in the Financial Markets. The backdrop is the internet bubble and questions of exuberance in markets is pondered. The author introduces testosterone and cortisol as potential active molecules in impacting decision. Basic concepts of mind body separation are included. The author then goes on to describe the mind as facilitating the body. He discusses how if one view our purpose in life as to move, then the mind is just an elaborate mechanism to facilitate that movement more productively. This helps give the platform to understand us as being always being a vehicle for movement and that we should not deny the signals our body sends us. The second section - Gut Thinking discusses the way our instincts can propogate through the nervous system. He discusses how our body's instincts operate on a much faster speed than our computational thought. This subject matter is similar to that of many behavioural scientists and is akin to Kahneman in fast and slow thinking. The value of relying on instincts is studied and our instincts are shown to be very good at pattern recognition which can fail when we are faced with randomness. The inclusion of our muscle responses to our nervous system and our internal feedbacks helps give an overall view of our various mind body relationships. The 3rd section Seasons of the Market discusses various market regimes and how our body chemistry in each of those regimes is different. Searching for opportunity, riding waves of profit or enduring catastrophic losses are all discussed via narratives of characters the author uses. It helps make sense of real life situations and how we are all biased agents when it comes down to it. This section is where the author really weaves in the impact on financial decision making. The author concludes with discussing the difference between various types of people and how environment and activity can affect our instincts and our feedback mechanisms. We all have some plasticity and though we inevitably are impacted by the stresses around us we can handle them differently and experience matters. The author then goes on to give partial solutions to dampening the positive and negative feedback loops our body creates in risk taking behaviour to improve our financial system. All in all The Hour Between the Dog and the Wolf is a very informative account of the way we work in stressful environments and how those environments affect the way we think and act in an active fashion. I much preferred the scientific explanation instead of the specific impact on trading as the lessons are very broad and are relevant to much more than trading. One does not come out of reading the book having a clear path to more robust financial management as that is extremely challenging but one does come through it with more insight about how we work. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #56,061 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #60 in Popular Neuropsychology #78 in Decision-Making & Problem Solving #79 in Business Decision Making | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (710) | | Dimensions | 0.9 x 5.4 x 8.3 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 0143123408 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0143123408 | | Item Weight | 10.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 352 pages | | Publication date | September 24, 2013 | | Publisher | Penguin Books | ## Images ![The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71-C-u5gWRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for any trader *by K***R on June 16, 2023* What an amazing read. The first time I have seen someone connect biology and trading, and make such amazing and convincing arguments and observations in the process. I think this is a must have in any traders bookshelf. When you want to take a break from charts and financial analysis, pick this one up and you will learn important information. The book is all about explaining what is happening in our body when we trade. A behind the scenes look that shows how our nervous system combined with hormones interact with our body and what happens when we trade. What happens when we take on risk, when we manage the positions, take on more risk, etc. What happens when we succeed wildly and also when we crash badly. The book ends with some high level policy advice that I agree: markets would benefit from increasing the number of women and older men participating in them. It also has much advice at an individual level, how to condition yourself to become better at handling stress. All in all, loved this book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ interesting work on neurophysiology and impact on risk taking *by A***N on October 14, 2012* The Hour between the Dog and the Wolf is about risk taking, the nervous system and our biochemistry and how they all relate to each other in various feedback mechanisms. The book is both a combination of a scientific introduction to the way the nervous system and body work together and a fictional narrative of the trading floor in a bank. The narrative is used to describe the real time emotional changes felt by traders in response to their changing risk and profit environments. The book is informative and readable and I came out of it better understanding myself. The book is split into 4 distinct parts. The first section is titled Mind and Body in the Financial Markets. The backdrop is the internet bubble and questions of exuberance in markets is pondered. The author introduces testosterone and cortisol as potential active molecules in impacting decision. Basic concepts of mind body separation are included. The author then goes on to describe the mind as facilitating the body. He discusses how if one view our purpose in life as to move, then the mind is just an elaborate mechanism to facilitate that movement more productively. This helps give the platform to understand us as being always being a vehicle for movement and that we should not deny the signals our body sends us. The second section - Gut Thinking discusses the way our instincts can propogate through the nervous system. He discusses how our body's instincts operate on a much faster speed than our computational thought. This subject matter is similar to that of many behavioural scientists and is akin to Kahneman in fast and slow thinking. The value of relying on instincts is studied and our instincts are shown to be very good at pattern recognition which can fail when we are faced with randomness. The inclusion of our muscle responses to our nervous system and our internal feedbacks helps give an overall view of our various mind body relationships. The 3rd section Seasons of the Market discusses various market regimes and how our body chemistry in each of those regimes is different. Searching for opportunity, riding waves of profit or enduring catastrophic losses are all discussed via narratives of characters the author uses. It helps make sense of real life situations and how we are all biased agents when it comes down to it. This section is where the author really weaves in the impact on financial decision making. The author concludes with discussing the difference between various types of people and how environment and activity can affect our instincts and our feedback mechanisms. We all have some plasticity and though we inevitably are impacted by the stresses around us we can handle them differently and experience matters. The author then goes on to give partial solutions to dampening the positive and negative feedback loops our body creates in risk taking behaviour to improve our financial system. All in all The Hour Between the Dog and the Wolf is a very informative account of the way we work in stressful environments and how those environments affect the way we think and act in an active fashion. I much preferred the scientific explanation instead of the specific impact on trading as the lessons are very broad and are relevant to much more than trading. One does not come out of reading the book having a clear path to more robust financial management as that is extremely challenging but one does come through it with more insight about how we work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Market Behavior is Human Behavior *by J***H on September 21, 2012* Investors are well served by studying behaviorial and decision-making psychology broadly and then selectively transferring that knowledge to financial markets. Arguably, the most influential readings come from authors who are not directly involved in financial markets. For example, the Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by former CIA staffer Richard Heuer captures the pitfalls of making decisions when faced with incomplete information. Stepping back further, to readings about the emerging discipline of neuroeconomics, requires a basic understanding of brain science and physiology. There are some useful layman's guides to these subjects, such as Brain Rules by John Medina but what's been missing is a book that ties together a cohesive explanation of why your brain and physiology drive your behavior and how this collective impact can translate into a greater understanding of market behavior. The Hour Between Dog and Wolf succeeds in this objective. Using both plain language and vivid trading room stories, author John Coates has written an important book for finance industry professionals who want to expand their understanding of the biological underpinnings of behaviorial finance. The book's fictitious examples of trading floor scenarios are particularly effective. Science always becomes more interesting when its explained with personalized situations. Coates has succeeded in connecting the neuroscience with the behaviorial / cognitive psychology that's most relevant to investors. Finally, the 'suggested reading' section is excellent, a primer for further study that's accessible to non-scientists. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind - On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything - Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18336948-the-hour-between-dog-and-wolf-how-risk-taking-transforms](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18336948-the-hour-between-dog-and-wolf-how-risk-taking-transforms) --- *Product available on Desertcart Denmark* *Store origin: DK* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*